http://www.c-spanvideo.org/person/26478 Rod Grams's recent appearances from the C-SPAN networks en-US Copyright 2013, National Cable Satellite Corporation info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Sat, 25 May 2013 01:52:22 GMT C-SPAN Person Recent Appearances http://www.c-spanvideo.org/videoLibrary/showPicture.php?personid=26478&width=130 http://www.c-spanvideo.org/person/26478 136 248 Head shot of {$person->name} Former Republican Senators spoke to reporters about the Senate up-or-down votes on judicial nominees. Following their remarks they responded to questions and comments from the reporters. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/186831-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) News Conference http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/186831-1 Fri, 20 May 2005 15:05:38 GMT Measures Introduced: Three bills were introduced, as follows: S. 3277-3279. Pages S11789-91 International Fishery Agreement: Senate passed H.R. 1653, to complete the orderly withdrawal of the NOAA from the civil administration of the Pribilof Islands, Alaska, and to assist in the conservation of coral reefs, clearing the measure for the President. Page S11795 Private Relief: Committee on the Judiciary was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 1023, for the relief of Richard W. Schaffert, and the bill was then passed, after agreeing to the following amendment proposed thereto: Page S11796 Grams (for Durbin) Amendment No. 4362, to provide for the relief of Valdas Adamkus, President of the Republic of Lithuania. Pages S11791, S11796 George Atlee Goodling Post Office Building: Senate passed H.R. 5210, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 200 South George Street in York, Pennsylvania, as the ``George Atlee Goodling Post Office Building'', clearing the measure for the President. Page S11796 J.T. Weeker Service Center: Senate passed H.R. 5016, to redesignate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 514 Express Center Drive in Chicago, Illinois, as the ``J. T. Weeker Service Center'', clearing the measure for the President. Page S11796 Inspector General Act Amendments: Senate passed S. 870, to amend the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) to increase the efficiency and accountability of Offices of Inspector General within Federal departments, after agreeing to the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute, and the following amendment proposed thereto: Pages S11791, S11796-99 Grams (for Collins) Amendment No. 4363, to provide for Inspectors General to propose and submit annual budget estimates, and make certain technical corrections. Page S11791 International Malaria Control Act: Senate concurred in the amendments of the House to S. 2943, to authorize additional assistance for international malaria control, with a further amendment proposed thereto: Pages S11802-05 Byrd (for Helms) Amendment No. 4364, in the nature of a substitute. Pages S11791-92, S11805 Messages From the House: Page S11787 Communications: Pages S11787-88 Petitions: Pages S11788-89 Statements on Introduced Bills: Pages S11789-90 Additional Cosponsors: Page S11791 Amendments Submitted: Page S11791 Additional Statements: Pages S11782-84 Recess: Senate convened at 10 a.m., and recessed at 1 p.m., until 12 noon, on Friday, December 15, 2000. (For Senate's program, see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S11805.) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/161276-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Senate Proceeding http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/161276-1 Thu, 14 Dec 2000 14:59:36 GMT Incumbent Senator Grams conceded defeat to his Democratic opponent Mark Dayton in the Minnesota Senate election. He thanked his supporters. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/160372-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Public Affairs Event http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/160372-1 Wed, 08 Nov 2000 05:47:59 GMT http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/160251-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Public Affairs Event http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/160251-1 Sat, 04 Nov 2000 01:01:16 GMT http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/160120-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Public Affairs Event http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/160120-1 Mon, 30 Oct 2000 09:06:22 GMT Mr. Russert moderated the debate and asked questions of the candidates. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/159865-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Public Affairs Event http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/159865-1 Sat, 21 Oct 2000 00:00:03 GMT http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/159701-2 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Senate Proceeding http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/159701-2 Wed, 11 Oct 2000 18:16:08 GMT Measures Introduced: Four bills and one resolution were introduced, as follows: S. 3157-3160, and S. Res. 366. Page S9861 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 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 S9867D1030 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 [Page: D1030] 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 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.) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/159581-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Senate Proceeding http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/159581-1 Wed, 04 Oct 2000 13:30:21 GMT Pro-family activists spoke on the theme "America's moral future." Among the topics they addressed were religious freedoms and bigotry, family tax relief, and abortion issues. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/159510-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Public Affairs Event http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/159510-1 Sat, 30 Sep 2000 00:00:05 GMT The Senate will convene at 9:30 am for up to seven hours of debate on H.J.Res. 109, a resolution making continuing appropriations for FY 2001. A vote on the resolution will follow. After the resolution of H.J.Res. 109 there will then be a cloture vote on amdt #4177, to S. 2045, re: H-1B Visas. The Senate may begin consideration of any available appropriations conference reports. Measures Introduced: Thirteen bills and five resolutions were introduced, as follows: S. 3128-3140, S.J. Res. 54, S. Res. 362-363, and S. Con. Res. 139-140. Page S9466 S. 3129, to provide for international debt forgiveness and the strengthening of anticorruption measures and accountability at international financial institutions. (S. Rept. No. 106-425) S. 2962, to amend the Clean Air Act to address problems concerning methyl tertiary butyl ether, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 106-426) S. 2594, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to contract with the Mancos Water Conservancy District to use the Mancos Project facilities for impounding, storage, diverting, and carriage of nonproject water for the purpose of irrigation, domestic, municipal, industrial, and any other beneficial purposes, with an amendment. (S. Rept. No. 106-427) S. 2691, to provide further protections for the watershed of the Little Sandy River as part of the Bull Run Watershed Management Unit, Oregon, with an amendment. (S. Rept. No. 106-428) S. 2848, to provide for a land exchange to benefit the Pecos National Historical Park in New Mexico, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 106-429) S. 2942, to extend the deadline for commencement of construction of certain hydroelectric projects in the State of West Virginia. (S. Rept. No. 106-430) S. 2951, to authorize the Commissioner of Reclamation to conduct a study to investigate opportunities to better manage the water resources in the Salmon Creek watershed of the upper Columbia River, with amendments. (S. Rept. No. 106-431) S. 3000, to authorize the exchange of land between the Secretary of the Interior and the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency at the George Washington Memorial Parkway in McLean, Virginia, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 106-432) H.R. 1235, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to enter into contracts with the Solano County Water Agency, California, to use Solano Project facilities for impounding, storage, and carriage of nonproject water for domestic, municipal, industrial, and other beneficial purposes. (S. Rept. No. 106-433) H.R. 3236, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to enter into contracts with the Weber Basin Water Conservancy District, Utah, to use Weber Basin Project facilities for the impounding, storage, and carriage of nonproject water for domestic, municipal, industrial, and other beneficial purposes. (S. Rept. No. 106-434) H.R. 3577, to increase the amount authorized to be appropriated for the north side pumping division of the Minidoka reclamation project, Idaho. (S. Rept. No. 106-435) H.R. 4115, to authorize appropriations for the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. (S. Rept. No. 106-436) 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''. 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''. [Page: D991] H.R. 2442, to provide for the preparation of a Government report detailing injustices suffered by Italian Americans during World War II, and a formal acknowledgement of such injustices by the President, with amendments. H.R. 4806, to designate the Federal building located at 1710 Alabama Avenue in Jasper, Alabama, as the ``Carl Elliott Federal Building''. S. Res. 343, expressing the sense of the Senate that the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement should recognize and admit to full membership Israel's Magen David Adom Society with its emblem, the Red Shield of David. S. 1898, to provide protection against the risks to the public that are inherent in the interstate transportation of violent prisoners, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. S. 2621, to continue the current prohibition of military cooperation with the armed forces of the Republic of Indonesia until the President determines and certifies to the Congress that certain conditions are being met, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. S. 2915, to make improvements in the operation and administration of the Federal courts, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. S. 2924, to strengthen the enforcement of Federal statutes relating to false identification, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. S. 3072, to assist in the enhancement of the development of expansion of international economic assistance programs that utilize cooperatives and credit unions. Page S9464 Continuing Resolution: By a unanimous vote of 96 yeas (Vote No. 259), Senate passed H.J. Res. 109, making continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2001, clearing the measure for the President. Pages S9406-40 Private Relief: Senate passed S. 150, for the relief of Marina Khalina and her son, Albert Mifakhov. Pages S9540-43 Private Relief: Senate passed S. 11, for the relief of Wei Jingsheng. Pages S9540-43 Private Relief: Senate passed S. 451, for the relief of Saeed Rezai. Pages S9540-43 Private Relief: Senate passed S. 1078, for the relief of Mrs. Elizabeth Eks Bassey, Emmanuel O. Paul Bassey, and Mary Idongesit Paul Bassey, after agreeing to a committee amendment in the nature of a substitute. Pages S9540-43 Private Relief: Senate passed S. 1513, for the relief of Jacqueline Salinas and her children Gabriela Salinas, Alejandro Salinas, and Omar Salinas. Pages S9540-43 Private Relief: Senate passed S. 2019, for the relief of Malia Miller. Pages S9540-43 Private Relief: Senate passed S. 869, for the relief of Mina Vahedi Notash. Pages S9540-43 Private Relief: Senate passed H.R. 3646, for the relief of certain Persian Gulf evacuees, after agreeing to a committee amendment in the nature of a substitute, and the following amendment, proposed thereto: Pages S9540-43 Grams (for Abraham) Amendment No. 4277, to make certain technical corrections. Pages S9540-43 Private Relief: Senate passed S. 2000, for the relief of Guy Taylor. Pages S9540-43 Private Relief: Senate passed S. 2002, for the relief of Tony Lara. Pages S9540-43 Private Relief: Senate passed S. 2289, for the Relief of Jose Gaudalupe Tellez Pinales. Pages S9540-43 Private Relief: Senate passed S. 785, for the relief of Frances Schochenmaier and Mary Hudson, after agreeing to a committee amendment in the nature of a substitute. Pages S9540-43 Presidential Transition Act: Senate passed H.R. 4931, to provide for the training or orientation of individuals, during a Presidential transition, who the President intends to appoint to certain key positions, to provide for a study and report on improving the financial disclosure process for certain Presidential nominees, clearing the measures for the President. Page S9543 Private Relief: Committee on the Judiciary was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 3363, for the relief of Akal Security, Incorporated, and the bill was then passed, clearing the measure for the President. Page S9543 FHA Downpayment Simplification Extension Act: Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 5193, to amend the National Housing Act to temporarily extend the applicability of the downpayment simplification provisions for the FHA single family housing mortgage insurance program, and the bill was then passed, clearing the measure for the President. Page S9543 Use of Capitol Grounds: Senate agreed to S. Con. Res. 139, authorizing the use of the Capitol grounds for the dedication of the Japanese-American Memorial to Patriotism. Pages S9543-44D992 Coastal Zone Management Act: Senate passed S. 1534, to reauthorize the Coastal Zone Management Act, after agreeing to a committee amendment in the nature of a substitute, and the following amendment proposed thereto: Pages S9544-51 [Page: D992] Grams (for Snowe) Amendment No. 4278, to increase authorization levels for the National Estuarine Research Reserve System. Page S9548 Maritime Administration Authorization Act: Senate passed S. 2487, to authorize appropriations for Fiscal Year 2001 for certain maritime programs of the Department of Transportation, after agreeing to a committee amendment in the nature of a substitute. Pages S9551-52 Gaming Clarification Act: Senate passed S. 893, to amend title 46, United States Code, to provide equitable treatment with respect to State and local income taxes for certain individuals who perform duties on vessels. Pages S9552-53 Federal Judiciary Protection Act: Senate passed S. 113, to increase the criminal penalties for assaulting or threatening Federal judges, their family members, and other public servants. Pages S9554-55 Commending the Late Ernest Burgess: Senate agreed to S. Res. 363, commending the late Ernest Burgess, M.D., for his service to the Nation and the international community, and expressing the condolences of the Senate to his family on his death. Pages S9555-56 National Law Enforcement Museum Act: Senate passed S. 1438, to establish the National Law Enforcement Museum on Federal land in the District of Columbia, after agreeing to a committee amendment in the nature of a substitute, and the following amendment proposed thereto: Pages S9556-57 Grams (for Thompson) Amendment No. 4279, in the nature of a substitute. Page S9557 Holocaust Memorial Museum: Senate passed H.R. 4115, to authorize appropriations for the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, clearing the measure for the President. Page S9557 H-1B Nominmigrant Visa: Senate completed consideration of S. 2045, to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act with respect to H-1B nonimmigrant aliens, agreeing to the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute (as amended), and taking action on the following amendments proposed thereto: Pages S9449-51 Adopted: Lott (for Abraham) Amendments No. 4117 (to the committee substitute), of a perfecting nature. Page S9449 Hatch/Kennedy/Abraham Amendment No. 4275, to make certain technical amendments. Page S9449 Withdrawn: Lott Amendment No. 4214 (to Amendment No. 4177), of a perfecting nature. Page S9449 Lott Amendment No. 4216 (to the language proposed to be stricken), of a perfecting nature. Page S9449 Lott Amendment No. 4217 (to Amendment No. 4216), in the nature of a substitute. Page S9449 Lott motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on the Judiciary with instructions to report back forthwith. Page S9449 Subsequently, Lott Amendment No. 4269 (to the instructions of the motion to recommit the bill), of a perfecting nature, and Lott Amendment No. 4270 (to Amendment No. 4269), in the nature of a substitute, both fell when the motion to recommit was withdrawn. Page S9449 During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the following action: By 92 yeas to 3 nays (Vote 260), three-fifths of those Senators duly chosen and sworn, having voted in the affirmative, Senate agreed to the motion to close further debate on Amendment No. 4177 (listed above). Page S9440 A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for final passage of the bill to occur at 10 a.m., on Tuesday, October 3, 2000. Page S9451 Visa Waiver: Senate completed consideration of H.R. 3767, to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to make improvements to, and permanently authorize, the visa waiver pilot program under section 217 of such Act, agreeing to the following amendment proposed thereto: Pages S9451-53 Domenici (for Abraham/Kennedy) Amendment No. 4276, to make certain technical amendments. Pages S9451-53 A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for final passage of the bill to occur on Tuesday, October 3, 2000. Page S9453 Federal Prisoner Health Care Copayment Act: Senate concurred in the amendment of the House to S. 704, to amend title 18, United States Code, to combat the overutilization of prison health care services and control rising prisoner health care costs, clearing the measure for the President. Pages S9553-54 Energy and Water Development Appropriations Conference Report: Senate considered the conference report on H.R. 4733, making appropriations for energy and water development for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001. Pages S9453-55 A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for a vote on adoption of the conference report to occur at 5:30 p.m., on Monday, October 2, 2000. Page S9455D993 Authority for Committees: All committees were authorized to file legislative and executive reports during the recess of the Senate on Friday, September 29, 2000, from 10 a.m. to 12 noon. Page S9557 Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations: [Page: D993] Robert S. LaRussa, of Maryland, to be Under Secretary Commerce for International Trade. Franz S. Leichter, of New York, to be a Director of the Federal Housing Finance Board for a term expiring February 27, 2006. Francisco J. Sanchez, of Florida, to be an Assistant Secretary of Transportation. Sue Bailey, of Maryland, to be Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. George T. Frampton, Jr., of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of the Council on Environmental Quality. W. Michael McCabe, of Pennsylvania, to be Deputy Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. Arthur C. Campbell, of Tennessee, to be Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development (New Position), to which position he was appointed during the last recess of the Senate. Ella Wong-Rusinko, of Virginia, to be Alternate Federal Cochairman of the Appalachian Regional Commission. John David Holum, of Maryland, to be Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security, Department of State (New Position), to which position he was appointed during the last recess of the Senate. Robin Chandler Duke, of New York, to be Ambassador to Norway, to which position she was appointed during the last recess of the Senate. Carl Spielvogel, of New York, to be Ambassador to the Slovak Republic, to which position he was appointed during the last recess of the Senate. James M. Daley, of Massachusetts, to be Ambassador to Barbados, and to serve concurrently and without additional compensation as Ambassador to St. Kitts and Nevis and to Saint Lucia, to which position he was appointed during the last recess of the Senate. Sally Katzen, of the District of Columbia, to be Deputy Director for Management, Office of Management and Budget. Shibley Telhami, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the United States Institute of Peace for a term expiring January 19, 2001. Shibley Telhami, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the United States Institute of Peace for a term expiring January 19, 2005. (Reappointment) Barbara W. Snelling, of Vermont, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the United States Institute of Peace for a term expiring January 19, 2005. (Reappointment) Holly J. Burkhalter, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the United States Institute of Peace for a term expiring January 19, 2005. (Reappointment) James Charles Riley, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission for a term expiring August 30, 2006 (Reappointment), to which position he was appointed during the last recess of the Senate. Donald L. Robinson, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of the National Commission on Libraries and Information Science for a term expiring July 19, 2001. Isabel Carter Stewart, of Illinois, to be a Member of the National Council on the Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 2006. Bill Lann Lee, of California, to be an Assistant Attorney General. Arthur A. McGiverin, of Iowa, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the State Justice Institute for a term expiring September 17, 2003. (Reappointment) Steven Clayton Stafford, of California, to be United States Marshal for the Southern District of California for the term of four years. David W. Ogden, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Attorney General. Randolph D. Moss, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Attorney General. Robert A. Miller, of South Dakota, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the State Justice Institute for a term expiring September 17, 2003. (Reappointment) 1 Army nomination in the rank of general. A routine list in the Air Force. Page S9558 Messages From the House: Page S9463 Measures Read First Time: Page S9463 Communications: Pages S9463-64 Petitions: Page S9464 Executive Reports of Committees: Pages S9464-66 Statements on Introduced Bills: Pages S9466-77 Additional Cosponsors: Pages S9477-78 Amendments Submitted: Pages S9480-S9531 Authority for Committees: Pages S9531-32 Additional Statements: Pages S9460-63 Text of H.R. 4942, as Previously Passed: Pages S9532-40D994 Record Votes: Two record votes were taken today. (Total--260) Pages S9439-40 Recess: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m., and recessed at 7:18 p.m., until 12 Noon, on Monday, October 2, 2000. (For Senate's program, see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S9558.) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/159493-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Senate Proceeding http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/159493-1 Thu, 28 Sep 2000 13:29:36 GMT Measures Introduced: Six bills were introduced, as follows: S. 3056-3061. Page S8635 National Mammography Day: Committee on the Judiciary was discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 353, designating October 20, 2000, as ``National Mammography Day'', and the resolution was then agreed to. Pages S8637-38 National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Week: Committee on the Judiciary was discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 347, designating the week of September 17, 2000, through September 23, 2000, as National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Week, and the resolution was then agreed to. Pages S8637-38 National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: Committee on the Judiciary was discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 342, designating the week beginning September 17, 2000, as ``National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week'', and the resolution was then agreed to. Pages S8637-38 Children's Internet Safety Month: Committee on the Judiciary was discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 294, designating the month of October 2000 as ``Children's Internet Safety Month'', and the resolution was then agreed to. Pages S8637-38 Commending Middlebury College: Committee on the Judiciary was discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 355, commending and congratulating Middlebury College, and the resolution was then agreed to. Pages S8637-38 National Alcohol and Drug Recovery Month: Committee on Health, Education Labor, and Pensions was discharged from further consideration of H. Con. Res. 371, supporting the goals and ideas of National Alcohol and Drug Recovery Month, and the resolution was then agreed to. Page S8639 Republic of Latvia 10th Independence Anniversary: Senate agreed to H. Con. Res. 319, congratulating the Republic of Latvia on the 10th anniversary of the reestablishment of its independence from the rule of the former Soviet Union. Page S8639 U.S. Capitol Construction/Slave Labor Recognition: Committee on Rules and Administration was discharged from further consideration of S. Con. Res. 130, establishing a special task force to recommend an appropriate recognition for the slave laborers who worked on the construction of the United States Capitol, and the resolution was then agreed to. Page S8639 PNTR (Permanent Normal Trade Relations) for China: Senate continued consideration of H.R. 4444, to authorize extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to the People's Republic of China, and to establish a framework for relations between the United States and the People's Republic of China, as amended. Pages S8611-19 By prior unanimous-consent, Senate will continue consideration of the bill on Monday, September 18, 2000. H-1B Non-Immigrant Visa: Senate began consideration of the motion to proceed to the consideration of S. 2045, to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act with respect to H-1B nonimmigrant aliens. Pages S8619-20 A motion was entered to close further debate on the motion to proceed to the consideration of the bill and, in accordance with the provisions of Rule XXII of the Standing Rules of the Senate, a vote on the cloture motion will occur on Tuesday, September 19, 2000. Page S8619 Subsequently, the motion to proceed was withdrawn. Page S8620 Statements on Introduced Bills: Pages S8635-36 Additional Cosponsors: Page S8637 Notices of Hearings: Page S8637 Authority for Committees: Page S8637 Additional Statements: Pages S8634-35 Adjournment: Senate convened at 10:01 a.m., and adjourned at 1:24 p.m., until 12 noon on Monday, September 18, 2000. (For Senate's program, see the D918remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S8639.) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/159256-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Senate Proceeding http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/159256-1 Fri, 15 Sep 2000 13:59:20 GMT Measures Introduced: Three bills and one resolution were introduced, as follows: S. 3023-3025, and S. Res. 351-352. Page S8342 S. 2439, to authorize the appropriation of funds for the construction of the Southeastern Alaska Intertie system. (S. Rept. No. 106-405) S. 2283, to amend the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century to make certain amendments with respect to Indian tribes, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 106-406) Page S8342 Death of Representative Bateman: Senate agreed to S. Res. 352, relative to the death of Representative Herbert H. Bateman, of Virginia. Pages S8350-51 PNTR (Permanent Normal Trade Relations) FOR CHINA: Senate continued consideration of H.R. 4444, to authorize extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to the People's Republic of China, and to establish a framework for relations between the United States and the People's Republic of China, taking action on the following amendments proposed thereto: Page S8297-S8337 Pending: Wellstone Amendment No. 4118, to require that the President certify to Congress that the People's Republic of China has taken certain actions with respect to ensuring human rights protection. Page S8297 Wellstone Amendment No. 4119, to require that the President certify to Congress that the People's Republic of China is in compliance with certain Memoranda of Understanding regarding prohibition on import and export of prison labor products. Page S8297 Wellstone Amendment No. 4120, to require that the President certify to Congress that the People's Republic of China has responded to inquiries regarding certain people who have been detained or imprisoned and has made substantial progress in releasing from prison people incarcerated for organizing independent trade unions. Page S8297 Wellstone Amendment No. 4121, to strengthen the rights of workers to associate, organize and strike. Page S8297 Smith (of N.H.) Amendment No. 4129, to require that the Congressional-Executive Commission monitor the cooperation of the People's Republic of China with respect to POW/MIA issues, improvement in the areas of forced abortions, slave labor, and organ harvesting. Page S8297 Byrd Amendment No. 4117, to require disclosure by the People's Republic of China of certain information relating to future compliance with World Trade Organization subsidy obligations. Pages S8298-S8300 Byrd Amendment No. 4131, to improve the certainty of the implementation of import relief in cases of affirmative determinations by the International Trade Commission with respect to market disruption to domestic producers of like or directly competitive products. Page S8300 Thompson Amendment No. 4132, to provide for the application of certain measures to covered countries in response to the contribution to the design, production, development, or acquisition of nuclear, chemical, or biological weapons or ballistic or cruise missiles. Page S8300-37 A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further consideration of the bill on Tuesday, September 12, 2000, with a vote on the pending Byrd Amendment No. 4117 (listed above) to occur at 10:00 a.m. Statements on Introduced Bills: Pages S8342-43 Additional Cosponsors: Pages S8343-44 Amendments Submitted: Pages S8345-50D886 Notices of Hearings: Page S8350 Additional Statements: Pages S8340-42 Privileges of the Floor: Page S8350 Adjournment: Senate convened at 12 noon, and as a further mark of respect to the memory of the late Representative Herbert H. Bateman, of Virginia, in accordance with S. Res. 352, adjourned at 7:52 p.m., until 9:30 a.m., on Tuesday, September 12, 2000. (For Senate's program, see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S8351.) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/159162-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Senate Proceeding http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/159162-1 Mon, 11 Sep 2000 15:59:52 GMT The Senate is expected to take up H.R. 4444, the U.S.-China Relations Act of 2000, and H.R. 4733, the Energy and Water Development Appropriations bill. H.R. 4444 would confer Permanent Normal Trade Relations on China. Measures Introduced: Nine bills and one resolution were introduced, as follows: S. 3013-3021, and S. Res. 349. Page S8197 S. 1536, 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, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 106-399) S. 1925, to promote environmental restoration around the Lake Tahoe basin, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 106-400) S. 2048, to establish the San Rafael Western Legacy District in the State of Utah, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 106-401) S. 2069, to permit the conveyance of certain land in Powell, Wyoming. (S. Rept. No. 106-402) S. 2239, to authorize the Bureau of Reclamation to provide cost sharing for the endangered fish recovery implementation programs for the Upper Colorado River and San Juan River basins, with an amendment. (S. Rept. No. 106-403) Energy/Water Development Appropriations: By 93 yeas to 1 nay (Vote No. 237) Senate passed H.R. 4733, making appropriations for energy and water development for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001, after taking action on the following amendments proposed thereto: Pages S8129-32, S8163-87 Adopted: Harkin Modified Amendment No. 4101, to limit to $74,100,000 the total amount of funds that may be expended for construction of the National Ignition Facility. Pages S8164-67 Reid (for Bingaman) Amendment No. 4024, to authorize the Corps of Engineers to include an evaluation of flood damage reduction measures in the study of Southwest Valley Flood Reduction, Albuquerque, New Mexico. Pages S8167-70 Domenici Amendment No. 4032, to strike certain environment related provisions. Pages S8129, S8167-70 Schumer/Collins Amendment No. 4033, to establish a Presidential Energy Commission to explore long- and short-term responses to domestic energy shortages in supply and severe spikes in energy prices. Pages S8129, S8167-70 Domenici (for Cochran) Amendment No. 4039, to provide for funding of innovative projects in small rural communities in the Mississippi Delta to demonstrate advanced alternative energy technologies. Pages S8167-70 Domenici (for Cochran) Amendment No. 4040, to require an evaluation by the Department of Energy of the Adams process. Pages S8167-70 Reid (for Breaux) Amendment No. 4042, to provide funding for a topo/bathy study of coastal Louisiana. Pages S8167-70 Domenici (for Murkowski) Amendment No. 4046, to make certain funds available for the Office of Arctic Energy. Pages S8167-70 Domenici (for Grassley) Amendment No. 4047, to direct the Secretary of Energy to submit to Congress a report on national energy policy. Pages S8167-70 Reid Amendment No. 4057, to provide that $1,000,000 is provided to initiate planning of a one MW dish engine field validation power project at UNLV in Nevada. Pages S8167-70 Reid Amendment No. 4062, to provide $4,000,000 for the demonstration of an underground mining locomotive and an earth loader powered by hydrogen in Nevada. Pages S8167-70 Reid Amendment No. 4063, to provide $5,000,000 to demonstrate a commercial facility employing thermo-depolymerization technology. Pages S8167-70 [Page: D869] Domenici (for Bunning) Amendment No. 4067, to provide that the Tennessee Valley Authority shall not proceed with a sale of mineral rights in land within the Daniel Boone National Forest, Kentucky, until after the Tennessee Valley Authority completes an environmental impact statement. Pages S8167-70 Domenici (for Stevens-Murkowski) Amendment No. 4068, to provide $50,000 for erosion control studies in the Harding Lake watershed in Alaska. Pages S8167-70 Domenici Amendment No. 4069, to provide $2,000,000 for equipment acquisition for the Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology (IRIS) PASSCAL Instrument Center. Pages S8167-70 Domenici Amendment No. 4070, to provide $3,000,000 to support a program to apply and demonstrate technologies to reduce hazardous waste streams that threaten public health and environmental security along the U.S.-Mexico border; and to provide $2,000,000 for the Materials Corridor Partnership Initiative. Pages S8167-70 Domenici Amendment No. 4071, to provide $2,300,000 for the Albuquerque Metropolitan Area Water Reclamation and Reuse project authorized by Title XVI of Public Law 102-575 to undertake phase II of the project. Pages S8167-70 Domenici (for Stevens) Amendment No. 4072, to provide $1,000,000 for the Kotzebue wind project. Pages S8167-70 Domenici (for Stevens) Amendment No. 4073, to provide $2,000,000 for the design and construction of a demonstration facility for regional biomass ethanol manufacturing in Southeast Alaska. Pages S8167-70 Domenici (for Abraham) Amendment No. 4074, to provide $500,000 for the bioreactor landfill project to be administered by the Environmental Education and Research Foundation and Michigan State University. Pages S8167-70 Domenici Amendment No. 4076, to exempt travel within the LDRD program from the Department-wide travel cap. Pages S8167-70 Domenici Amendment No. 4077, to provide erosion and sediment control measures resulting from increased flows related to the Cerro Grande Fire in New Mexico. Pages S8167-70 Domenici Amendment No. 4078, to provide that up to 8 percent of the funds provided to government-owned, contractor-operated laboratories shall be available to be used for Laboratory Directed Research and Development. Pages S8167-70 Domenici (for Roth) Amendment No. 4083, to prohibit the use of funds made available by this Act to carry out any activity relating to closure or removal of the St. Georges Bridge across the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal, Delaware. Pages S8167-70 Domenici (for Allard) Amendment No. 4085, to provide for an additional payment from the surplus to reduce the public debt. Pages S8167-70 Domenici (for Smith of OR) Amendment No. 4088, to provide sums to the Secretary of the Interior to refund certain collections received pursuant to the Reclamation Reform Act of 1982. Pages S8167-70 Reid (for Reed) Amendment No. 4093, to set aside funds for maintenance and repair of the Sakonnet Harbor breakwater in Little Compton, Rhode Island. Pages S8167-70 Reid (for Boxer) Amendment No. 4100, to direct the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to submit to Congress a report on electricity prices in the State of California. Pages S8167-70 Reid (for Baucus) Amendment No. 4102, to provide a greater level of recreation management activities on reclamation project land and water areas within the State of Montana east of the Continental Divide. Pages S8167-70 Reid (for Baucus) Amendment No. 4103, to modify the law relating to Canyon Ferry Reservoir, Montana. Pages S8167-70 Domenici (for DeWine) Modified Amendment No. 4034, to state the sense of the Senate regarding limitations on the capacity of the Department of Energy to augment funds for worker and community assistance grants in response to the closure or downsizing of Department of Energy facilities. Pages S8171-73 Domenici (for DeWine/Levin) Modified Amendment No. 4035, to set aside funds to carry out activities under the John Glen Great Lakes Basin Program. Pages S8171-73 Domenici (for Lott) Modified Amendment No. 4036, to appropriate $10,400,000 in Title I, Corps of Engineers--Operation and Maintenance for Pascagoula Harbor, Mississippi, to continue critical improvement projects. Pages S8171-73 Domenici (for Lott) Modified Amendment No. 4037, to appropriate $200,000 in Title I, Corps of Engineers, Construction, General for Gulfport Harbor, Mississippi channel width dredging. Pages S8171-73 Reid (for Graham) Modified Amendment No. 4043, to set aside funds for implementation of certain environmental restoration requirements. Pages S8171-73 Reid (for Levin) Modified Amendment No. 4051, to set aside funds to develop the Detroit River Masterplan. Pages S8171-73 Reid (for Inouye) Modified Amendment No. 4055, to include additional studies and analyses in the Reconnaissance Report for the Kihei Area Erosion, Hawaii study. Pages S8171-73 [Page: D870] Reid (for Inouye) Modified Amendment No. 4056, to include additional studies and analyses in the Reconnaissance Report for the Waikiki Erosion Control, Hawaii study. Pages S8171-73 Reid Modified Amendment No. 4058, to provide that any amounts provided for the Newlands Water Rights Fund for purchasing and retiring water rights in the Newlands Reclamation Project shall be non-reimbursable. Pages S8171-73 Reid Modified Amendment No. 4061, to provide $5,000,000 for small wind projects, including not less than $2,000,000 for the small wind turbine development project. Pages S8171-73 Reid Modified Amendment No. 4064, to provide $2,000,000 for linear accelerator at the University Medical Center of Southern Nevada. Pages S8171-73 Domenici Modified Amendment No. 4079, to make a technical correction in language relating to the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant. Pages S8171-73 Domenici (for Roth) Modified Amendment No. 4080, to make funds available for a study by the Secretary of the Army to determine the feasibility of providing additional crossing capacity across the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal. Pages S8171-73 Domenici (for Roth) Modified Amendment No. 4082, to express the sense of the Senate concerning the dredging of the main channel of the Delaware River. Pages S8171-73 Reid (for Reed) Modified Amendment No. 4092, to set aside funds for activities related to the selection of a permanent disposal site for environmentally sound dredged material from navigational dredging projects in the State of Rhode Island. Pages S8171-73 Domenici (for Cochran) Modified Amendment No. 4096, to provide funds for Tributaries in the Yazoo Basin of Mississippi, and for the Mississippi River levees. Pages S8171-73 Reid (for Daschle) Modified Amendment No. 4112, to set aside funds for a feasibility study of the Niobrara River watershed and the operations of Fort Randall Dam and Gavins Point Dam on the Missouri River, South Dakota. Pages S8171-73 Domenici (for Allard) Amendment No. 4017, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to enter into contracts with the city of Loveland, Colorado, to use Colorado-Big Thompson Project facilities for the impounding, storage, and carriage of nonproject water for domestic, municipal, industrial. Pages S8178-80 Reid (for Breaux) Amendment No. 4044, to provide funding for the Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection, and Restoration Act. Pages S8178-80 Reid Amendment No. 4059, to provide $3,000,000 for technology development and demonstration program in Combined Cooling, Heating and Power Technology Development for Thermal Load Management, District Energy Systems, and Distributed Generation. Pages S8178-80 Domenici (for Crapo) Amendment No. 4089, to set aside funding for participation by the Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory in the Greater Yellowstone Energy and Transportation Systems Study. Pages S8178-80 Domenici Amendment No. 4099, to extend the authority of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to collect fees through 2005 and improve the administration of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954. Pages S8178-80 Reid (for Torricelli) Amendment No. 4110, to redesignate the Interstate Sanitation Commission as the Interstate Environmental Commission. Pages S8178-80 Domenici (for Stevens) Amendment No. 4111, to make available $12,500,000 for Molecular Nuclear Medicine. Pages S8178-80 Domenici (for Grams) Modified Amendment No. 4041, to require the Secretary of Energy to submit to Congress a report on impacts of a state-imposed limit on the quantity of spent nuclear fuel that may be stored onsite. Page S8180 Reid Modified Amendment No. 4060, to prohibit the use of funds to promote or advertise any public tour of a facility or project of the Department of Energy. Page S8180 Domenici (for Thomas) Modified Amendment No. 4087, to extend certain contracts between the Bureau of Reclamation and irrigation water contractors in Wyoming and Nebraska that receive water from the Glendo Reservoir. Page S8180 Domenici (for Grams) Modified Amendment No. 4091, to provide funding for a flood control project in Minnesota. Page S8180 Reid (for Torricelli) Modified Amendment No. 4108, to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to develop standards for evaluating dredged material for remediation purposes at, and to provide funding for a non-ocean alternative remediation demonstration project for dredged material at, the Historic Area Remediation Site, New Jersey. Page S8180 Reid (for Torricelli) Modified Amendment No. 4109, to set aside funds to establish a program for direct marketing of certain dredged material to public agencies and private entities. Pages S8177-78, S8180 Reid (for Daschle) Modified Amendment No. 4113, to set aside funding for an ethanol demonstration project. Page S8180 Rejected: By 45 yeas to 52 nays (Vote No. 232), Daschle (for Baucus) Amendment No. 4081, to strike certain provisions relating to revision of the Missouri River Master Water Control Manual. Pages S8129-32D871 Withdrawn: [Page: D871] Reid (for Durbin) Amendment No. 4105, to prohibit the use of funds to make final revisions to the Missouri River Master Manual. Pages S8173-77 Senate insisted on its amendment, requested a conference with the House thereon, and the Chair was authorized to appoint the following conferees on the part of the Senate: Senators Domenici, Cochran, Gorton, McConnell, Bennett, Burns, Craig, Stevens, Reid, Byrd, Hollings, Murray, Kohl, Dorgan, and Inouye. Page S8187 King and Tsiorvas Pipeline Safety Improvement Act: Senate passed S. 2438, to provide for enhanced safety, public awareness, and environmental protection in pipeline transportation, after agreeing to a committee amendment in the nature of a substitute, and the following amendment proposed thereto: Pages S8225-41 Gorton (for McCain) Amendment No. 4130, to incorporate additional provisions in, and make minor modifications to the bill as reported by the committee. Pages S8231-32 Security Assistance Authorization: Committee on Foreign Relations was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 4919, to amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and the Arms Export Control Act to make improvements to certain defense and security assistance provisions under those Acts, to authorize the transfer of naval vessels to certain foreign countries, after striking all after the enacting clause and inserting in lieu thereof the text of S. 2901, Senate companion measure. Page S8241 Senate insisted on its amendment, requested a conference with the House thereon, and the Chair was authorized to appoint the following conferees on the part of the Senate: Senators Helms, Lugar, Hagel, Biden, and Sarbanes. Page S8241 Subsequently, S. 2901 was placed back on the Senate calendar. Page S8241 PNTR (Permanent Normal Trade Relations) FOR CHINA: Senate began consideration of H.R. 4444, to authorize extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to the People's Republic of China, and to establish a framework for relations between the United States and the People's Republic of China, taking action on the following amendments proposed thereto: Pages S8132-63 Rejected: By 30 yeas to 67 nays (Vote No. 234), Wellstone Amendment No. 4114, to require the President to certify to Congress that the People's Republic of China has taken certain actions with respect to ensuring religious freedom, as recommended by the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom. Pages S8132-41 By 32 yeas to 64 nays (Vote No. 235), Byrd Amendment No. 4115, to require the United States to support the transfer of United States clean energy technology as part of assistance programs with respect to China's energy sector. Pages S8141-52 By 13 yeas to 81 nays (Vote No. 236), Hollings Amendment No. 4122, to strike the provision terminating the application of chapter 1 of title IV of the Trade Act of 1974 and the effective date provisions, but provide for accession of the People's Republic of China to the World Trade Organization. Pages S8152-59 Pending: Wellstone Amendment No. 4118, to require that the President certify to Congress that the People's Republic of China has taken certain actions with respect to ensuring human rights protection. Page S8138 Wellstone Amendment No. 4119, to require that the President certify to Congress that the People's Republic of China is in compliance with certain Memoranda of Understanding regarding prohibition on import and export of prison labor products. Page S8138 Wellstone Amendment No. 4120, to require that the President certify to Congress that the People's Republic of China has responded to inquiries regarding certain people who have been detained or imprisoned and has made substantial progress in releasing from prison people incarcerated for organizing independent trade unions. Page S8138 Wellstone Amendment No. 4121, to strengthen the rights of workers to associate, organize and strike. Pages S8138-39 Smith (of N.H.) Amendment No. 4129, to require that the Congressional-Executive Commission monitor the cooperation of the People's Republic of China with respect to POW/MIA issues, improvement in the areas of forced abortions, slave labor, and organ harvesting. Pages S8161-63 During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the following action: By 92 yeas to 5 nays (Vote No. 233), Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to the consideration of the bill. Page S8132 A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further consideration of the bill and pending amendments on Friday, September 8, 2000. Pages S8241-42 Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations: 3 Air Force nominations in the rank of general. 6 Army nominations in the rank of general. 2 Marine Corps nominations in the rank of general. [Page: D872] 1 Navy nomination in the rank of admiral. Pages S8241, S8243 Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations: Robert B. Pirie, Jr., of Maryland, to be Under Secretary of the Navy. Frederick G. Slabach, of California, to be a Member of the Board of Trustees of the Harry S Truman Scholarship Foundation for a term expiring December 10, 2005. Valerie K. Couch, of Oklahoma, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Oklahoma vice Wayne E. Alley, retired. Marian McClure Johnston, of California, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of California vice Lawrence K. Karlton, retired. David A. Nasatir, of Pennsylvania, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the State Justice Institute for a term expiring September 17, 2003. Routine lists in the Army, Coast Guard, Foreign Service, Marine Corps, Navy. Pages S8242-43 Messages From the House: Page S8195 Measures Referred: Page S8195 Communications: Pages S8195-97 Petitions: Page S8197 Executive Reports of Committees: Page S8197 Statements on Introduced Bills: Pages S8197-S8214 Additional Cosponsors: Pages S8214-16 Amendments Submitted: Pages S8216-24 Notices of Hearings: Page S8224 Authority for Committees: Page S8224 Additional Statements: Pages S8192-95 Privileges of the Floor: Page S8224 Record Votes: Six record votes were taken today. (Total--237) Pages S8132, S8141, S8152, S8159, S8187 Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:32 a.m., and adjourned at 8:59 p.m., until 10:00 a.m., on Friday, September 8, 2000. (For Senate's program, see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S8242.) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/159115-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Senate Proceeding http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/159115-1 Thu, 07 Sep 2000 13:29:41 GMT The Senate is expected to take up H.R. 4444, the U.S.-China Relations Act of 2000, and H.R. 4733, the Energy and Water Development Appropriations bill. H.R. 4444 would confer Permanent Normal Trade Relations on China. Measures Introduced: Eight bills and three resolutions were introduced, as follows: S. 3005-3012, S.J. Res. 51, S. Res. 348, and S. Con. Res. 134. Pages S8104-05 S. 1510, to revise the laws of the United States appertaining to United States cruise vessels, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 106-396) S. 1810, to amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify and improve veterans' claims and appellate procedures, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 106-397) S. 3011, to increase, effective as of December 1, 2000, the rates of compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and the rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for the survivors of certain disabled veterans. (S. Rept. No. 106-398) Page S8103 Galveston Hurricane National Remembrance Day: Senate agreed to S. Con. Res. 134, designating September 8, 2000, as Galveston Hurricane National Remembrance Day. Page S8126 PNTR (Permanent Normal Trade Relations) for China: Senate continued consideration of the motion to proceed to the consideration of H.R. 4444, to authorize extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to the People's Republic of China, and to establish a framework for relations between the United States and the People's Republic of China. Pages S8035-41, S8044-45, S8048-69 A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further consideration of the motion to proceed to the consideration of the bill on Thursday, September 7, 2000, with a vote to occur on the adoption of the motion to proceed. Energy/Water Development Appropriations: Senate continued consideration of H.R. 4733, making appropriations for energy and water development for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001, taking action on the following amendments purposed thereto: Pages S8069-90 Pending: Domenici Amendment No. 4032, to strike certain environment related provisions. Page S8075 Schumer/Collins Amendment No. 4033, to establish a Presidential Energy Commission to explore long- and short-term responses to domestic energy shortages in supply and severe spikes in energy prices. Page S8075 Daschle (for Baucus) Amendment No. 4081, to strike certain provisions relating to revision of the Missouri River Master Water Control Manual. Pages S8075-90 A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further consideration of the bill and pending amendments on Thursday, September 7, 2000, with a vote to occur on the pending Daschle Amendment No. 4081. Page S8126 Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act--Agreement: A unanimous-consent-time agreement was reached providing that the vitiation order with respect to the agreement for consideration of S. 1608, to provide annual payments to the States and counties from National Forest System lands managed by the Forest Service, and the revested Oregon and California Railroad and reconveyed Coos Bay Wagon Road grant lands managed predominately by the Bureau of Land Management, for use by the counties in which the lands are situated for the benefit of the public schools, roads, emergency and other public purposes; to encourage and provide new mechanisms for cooperation between counties and the Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management to make necessary investments in Federal lands, and reaffirm the positive connection between Federal Lands counties and Federal Lands, be extended until 12 noon on Friday. Page S8126 Removal of Injunction of Secrecy: The injunction of secrecy was removed from the following treaty: Convention for International Carriage by Air (Treaty Doc. No. 106-45) The treaty was transmitted to the Senate today, considered as having been read for the first time, and D861referred, with accompanying papers, to the Committee on Foreign Relations and was ordered to be printed. Pages S8125-26 Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations: [Page: D861] Joseph R. Biden, Jr., of Delaware, to be a Representative of the United States of America to the Fifty-fifth Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations. Rod Grams, of Minnesota, to be a Representative of the United States of America to the Fifty-fifth Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations. 1 Air Force nomination in the rank of general. 2 Army nominations in the rank of general. 1 Navy nomination in the rank of admiral. Routine lists in the Air Force, Army, Navy. Page S8127 Communications: Pages S8101-03 Executive Reports of Committees: Pages S8103-04 Statements on Introduced Bills: Pages S8105-14 Additional Cosponsors: Pages S8114-16 Amendments Submitted: Pages S8116-24 Notices of Hearings: Page S8125 Authority for Committees: Page S8125 Additional Statements: Pages S8100-01 Privileges of the Floor: Page S8125 Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m., and adjourned at 8:23 p.m., until 9:30 a.m., on Thursday, September 7, 2000. (For Senate's program, see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S8126.) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/159080-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Senate Proceeding http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/159080-1 Wed, 06 Sep 2000 13:30:19 GMT In the opening session of the convention various candidates and officials pledged to support Governor Bush's campaign and urged the country to vote Republican in the election. Various committees offered their platform proposals and the convention officially nominated Governor Bush as their presidential candidate. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/158166-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Public Affairs Event http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/158166-1 Mon, 31 Jul 2000 13:59:38 GMT Measures Introduced: Eleven bills and one resolution, were introduced, as follows: S. 2911-2921, and S. Res. 342. Page S7542 Measures Reported: Reports were made as follows: S. 2107, to amend the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to reduce securities fees in excess of those required to fund the operations of the Securities and Exchange Commission, to adjust compensation provisions for employees of the Commission, with amendments. (S. Rept. No. 106-360) Page S7542 Measures Passed: Long-Term Care Security Act: Committee on Governmental Affairs was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 4040, to amend title 5, United States Code, to provide for the establishment of a program under which long-term care insurance is made available to Federal employees, members of the uniformed services, and civilian and military retirees, provide for the correction of retirement coverage errors under chapters 83 and 84 of such title, and the bill was then passed, after striking all after the enacting clause, and inserting in lieu thereof, the text of S. 2420, Senate companion measure, after agreeing to a committee amendment in the nature of a substitute. Pages S7575-82 Subsequently, S. 2420 was placed back on the Senate calendar. Page S7582 Energy/Water Development Appropriations: Senate began consideration of the motion to proceed to the consideration of H.R. 4733, making appropriations for energy and water development for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001. Page S5722 A motion was entered to close further debate on the motion to proceed to the consideration of the bill and, in accordance with the provisions of Rule XXII of the Standing Rules of the Senate, a vote on the cloture motion will occur on Thursday, July 27, 2000. Pages S7522-23 Subsequently, the motion to proceed was withdrawn. Page S7523 Certified Development Company Program Improvements Act: Senate disagreed to the amendment of the House to the Senate amendment to H.R. 2614, to amend the Small Business Investment Act to make improvements to the certified development company program, requested a conference with the House thereon, and the Chair was authorized to appoint the following conferees on the part of the Senate: Senators Bond, Burns, and Kerry. Pages S7574-75 Removal of Injunction of Secrecy: The injunction of secrecy was removed from the following treaty: Protocols to the Convention on the Rights of the Child (Treaty Doc. No. 106-37). The treaty was transmitted to the Senate today, considered as having been read for the first time, and referred, with accompanying papers, to the Committee on Foreign Relations and were ordered to be printed. Pages S7573-74 Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations: Jonathan Talisman, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Treasury. Margrethe Lundsager, of Virginia, to be United States Alternate Executive Director of the International Monetary fund for a term of two years. 3 Army nominations in the rank of general. 1 Navy nomination in the rank of admiral. Routine lists in the Air Force, Army, Navy. Pages S7583-85 Messages From the House: Page S7540 Measures Referred: Pages S7540-41 Measures Placed on Calendar: Page S7541 Measures Read First Time: Pages S7521-22 Petitions: Pages S7541-42 Statements on Introduced Bills: Pages S7542-54 Additional Cosponsors: Pages S7554-55 Authority for Committees: Page S7556 Additional Statements: Pages S7538-40 Text of H.R. 4461 as Previously Passed: Pages S7556-73D815 Privileges of the Floor: Page S7556 Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m., and adjourned at 6:36 p.m., until 9:30 a.m., on Wednesday, July 26, 2000. (For Senate's program, see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S7583.) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/158389-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Senate Proceeding http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/158389-1 Tue, 25 Jul 2000 13:30:00 GMT Senator Grams bemoaned the loss of the late Georgia Senator, Paul Coverdell. He also criticized the high tax rates for working Americans and called for cuts in the estate and income taxes. Republicans have led an effort to pass legislation eliminating both the "death tax" and the "marriage penalty." http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/158297-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Public Affairs Event http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/158297-1 Sat, 22 Jul 2000 22:48:20 GMT Throughout the day, Senators paid tribute to the late Senator Paul Coverdell (R-GA), who died last night from complications of a brain hemmorhage. Measures Introduced: Seven bills were introduced, as follows: S. 2888-2894. Page S7229 Measures Reported: Reports were made as follows: Received on Tuesday, July 18, 2000: Special Report entitled ``Further Revised Allocation To Subcommittees of Budget Totals for Fiscal Year 2001.'' (S. Rept. No. 106-346) Page S7160 (Record of 7-18-00) Received today: S. 1912, to facilitate the growth of electronic commerce and enable the electronic commerce market to continue its current growth rate and realize its full potential, to signal strong support of the electronic commerce market by promoting its use within Federal government agencies and small and medium-sized businesses. (S. Rept. No. 106-349) Page S7229 Jewish Community Center Attack: Senate agreed to S. Res. 329, urging the Government of Argentina to pursue and punish those responsible for the 1994 attack on the AMIA Jewish Community Center in Buenos Aires, Argentina, after agreeing to the following amendments proposed thereto: Pages S7279-80 Burns (for L. Chafee) Amendment No. 3939, to make a technical amendment. Page S7280 Burns (for L. Chafee) Amendment No. 3940, to make technical amendments to the preamble. Page S7280 Abduction of Nadia Dabbagh: Senate agreed to S. Res. 239, expressing the sense of the Senate that Nadia Dabbagh, who was abducted from the United States, should be returned home to her mother, Ms. Maureen Dabbagh. Page S7280 Conditions in Laos: Senate agreed to S. Res. 309, expressing the sense of the Senate regarding conditions in Laos. Pages S7280-81 Iranian Baha'i Emancipation: Senate agreed to S. Con. Res. 57, concerning the emancipation of the Iranian Baha'i community. Pages S7281-82 U.S. Nonrecognition Policy Anniversary: Senate agreed to S. Con. Res. 122, recognizing the 60th anniversary of the United States nonrecognition policy of the Soviet takeover of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania, and calling for positive steps to promote a peaceful and democratic future for the Baltic region. Page S7282 Northern Europe Cross-Border Cooperation: Senate passed H.R. 4249, to foster cross-border cooperation and environmental cleanup in Northern Europe, clearing the measure for the President. Page S7282 Burma Free Elections Anniversary: Senate agreed to S. Con. Res. 113, expressing the sense of the Congress in recognition of the 10th anniversary of the free and fair elections in Burma and the urgent need to improve the democratic and human rights of the people of Burma, after agreeing to a committee amendment. Pages S7282-83 Haiti Free Elections: Senate agreed to S. Con. Res. 126, expressing the sense of Congress that the President should support free and fair elections and respect for democracy in Haiti. Pages S7283-84 Prisoners of War in Iraq: Senate agreed to S. Con. Res. 124, expressing the sense of the Congress with regard to Iraq's failure to provide the fullest possible accounting of United States Navy Commander Michael Scott Speicher and prisoners of war from Kuwait and nine other nations in violation of D777international agreements, after agreeing to the following amendments proposed thereto: Pages S7284-85 [Page: D777] Burns (for Smith-NH) Amendment No. 3941, to make certain improvements to the resolution. Page S7284 Burns (for Smith-NH) Amendment No. 3942, to amend the preamble. Page S7284 Burns (for Smith-NH) Amendment No. 3943, to amend the title. Page S7284 Small Business Innovation Research Program Reauthorization Act: Senate passed H.R. 2392, to amend the Small Business Act to extend the authorization for the Small Business Innovation Research Program, after agreeing to a committee amendment in the nature of a substitute, and the following amendment proposed thereto: Pages S7285-93 Burns (for Bond) Amendment No. 3944, in the nature of a substitute. Pages S7285-93 Timbisha Shoshone Homeland Act: Senate passed S. 2101, to provide to the Timbisha Shoshone Tribe a permanent land base within its aboriginal homeland, after agreeing to a committee amendment in the nature of a substitute, and the following amendment proposed thereto: Pages S7293-97 Burns (for Inouye) Amendment No. 3945, to make certain improvements to the bill. Pages S7294-95 Reports Consolidation Act: Senate passed S. 2712, to amend chapter 35 of title 31, United States Code, to authorize the consolidation of certain financial and performance management reports required of Federal agencies. Page S7297 Federal Law Enforcement Animal Protection Act: Committee on the Judiciary was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 1791, to amend title 18, United States Code, to provide penalties for harming animals used in Federal law enforcement, and the bill was then passed, clearing the measure for the President. Page S7298 Disaster Mitigation and Cost Reduction Act: Senate passed H.R. 707, to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to authorize a program for predisaster mitigation, to streamline the administration of disaster relief, to control the Federal costs of disaster assistance , after agreeing to the following amendment proposed thereto: Pages S7298-S7301 Burns (for Smith-NH) Amendment No. 3946, in the nature of a substitute. Pages S7298-S7301 Agriculture Appropriations: Senate continued consideration of H.R. 4461, making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001, as amended, taking action on the following amendments proposed thereto: Pages S7174, S7193-S7216, S7218 Adopted: By a unanimous vote of 96 yeas (Vote No. 216), Cochran/Kohl Amendment No. 3927 (to Amendment No. 3925), to modify amendment relating to Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill, 2001. Pages S7195-S7215 By 74 yeas to 21 nays (Vote No. 217), Jeffords Amendment No. 3925, to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to allow importation of covered products. Pages S7193-S7216 Pending: Reid (for Harkin) Amendment No. 3938, to prohibit the use of appropriated funds to label, mark, stamp, or tag as ``inspected and passed'' meat, meat products, poultry, or poultry products that do not meet microbiological performance standards established by the Secretary of Agriculture. Page S7218 A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further consideration of the bill on Thursday, July 20, 2000. Page S7301 Messages From the House: Page S7226 Measures Referred: Page S7226 Measures Placed on Calendar: Page S7226 Communications: Pages S7226-28 Petitions: Pages S7228-29 Statements on Introduced Bills: Pages S7229-45 Additional Cosponsors: Pages S7245-46 Amendments Submitted: Pages S7246-63 Notices of Hearings: Pages S7263-64 Additional Statements: Pages S7224-26 Text of H.R. 4578, as Previously Passed: Pages S7264-79 Privileges of the Floor: Page S7264 Record Votes: Two record votes were taken today. (Total--217) Page S7215 Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m., and adjourned at 7:08 p.m., until 9:45 a.m. Thursday, July 20, 2000. (For Senate's program, see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S7301.) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/158306-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Senate Proceeding http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/158306-1 Wed, 19 Jul 2000 13:29:20 GMT The Senate is expected to take up H.R. 8, the Death Tax Elimination Act, and S. 2549, the Department of Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001. Measures Introduced: Eleven bills and one resolution were introduced, as follows: S. 2859-2869, and S. Res. 335. Pages S6677-78 Measures Reported: Reports were made as follows: H.R. 208, to amend title 5, United States Code, to allow for the contribution of certain rollover distributions to accounts in the Thrift Savings Plan, to eliminate certain waiting-period requirements for participating in the Thrift Savings Plan, with amendments. (S. Rept. No. 106-343) Page S6677 National Defense Authorization: By 97 yeas to 3 nays (Vote No. 179), Senate passed H.R. 4205, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2001 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Forces, after striking all after the enacting clause and inserting in lieu thereof the text of S. 2549, Senate companion measure, as amended, and after taking action on the following amendments proposed thereto: Pages S6591-98 Rejected: Feingold Amendment No. 3759, to terminate production under the D5 submarine-launched ballistic missile program. (By 81 yeas to 18 nays (Vote No. 177), Senate tabled the amendment.) Page S6591 Durbin Amendment No. 3732, to provide for operationally realistic testing of National Missile Defense systems against countermeasures; and to establish an independent panel to review the testing. (By 52 yeas to 48 nays (Vote No. 178), Senate tabled the amendment.) Pages S6591-93 Senate insisted on its amendment, requested a conference with the House thereon, and the Chair was authorized to appoint the following conferees on the part of the Senate: Senators Warner, Thurmond, McCain, Smith (of NH), Inhofe, Santorum, Snowe, Roberts, Allard, Hutchinson, Sessions, Levin, Kennedy, Bingaman, Byrd, Robb, Lieberman, Cleland, Landrieu, and Reed. Page S6598 Subsequently, S. 2549 was placed back on the Senate calendar. Page S6598 Department of Defense Authorization: Senate passed S. 2550, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2001 for military activities of the Department of Defense, and to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Forces, after striking all after the enacting clause and inserting in lieu thereof Division A of S. 2549, National Defense Authorization, as amended. Page S6598 Military Construction Authorization: Senate passed S. 2551, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2001 for military construction, after striking all after the enacting clause and inserting in lieu thereof Division B of S. 2549, National Defense Authorization, as amended. Page S6598 Department of Energy Defense Activities Authorization: Senate passed S. 2552, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2001 for defense activities of the Department of Energy, after striking all after the enacting clause and inserting in lieu thereof Division C of S. 2549, National Defense Authorization, as amended. Page S6598 Pursuant to a modified unanimous-consent agreement reached on July 12, 2000, with respect to further consideration of S. 2550, S. 2551, and S. 2552 (all listed above as passed by the Senate), that if the Senate receives a message from the House of Representatives with regard to any of these bills, that the Senate be deemed to have disagreed to the amendment(s) to the Senate-passed bill, that the Senate request or agree to a conference with the House D737thereon, and that the Chair be authorized to appoint conferees on the part of the Senate. Mexico Democratic Election: Senate agreed to S. Res. 335, congratulating the people of Mexico on the occasion of the democratic elections held in that country. Pages S6762-63 Pope John Paul II Congressional Gold Medal Act: Senate passed H.R. 3544, to authorize a gold medal to be presented on behalf of the Congress to Pope John Paul II in recognition of his many and enduring contributions to peace and religious understanding, clearing the measure for the President. Page S6763 President Ronald Reagan/Nancy Reagan Gold Medal Act: Senate passed H.R. 3591, to provide for the award of a gold medal on behalf of the Congress to former President Ronald Reagan and his wife Nancy Reagan in recognition of their service to the Nation, clearing the measure for the President. Page S6763 Death Tax Elimination Act: Senate began consideration of H.R. 8, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to phase out the estate and gift taxes over a 10-year period, taking action on the following amendments proposed thereto: Pages S6586-91, S6600-69 Adopted: [Page: D737] By 98 yeas to 1 nays (Vote No. 181), Hatch Amendment No. 3823, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a permanent extension of the credit for increasing research activities. Pages S6601-13, S6616 By 97 yeas to 3 nays (Vote No. 185), Roth Amendment No. 3829, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the excise tax on telephone and other communication services. Pages S6631-33, S6643 Grassley Amendment No. 3834, to provide tax relief for farmers. Pages S6636-39, S6643-44 By 58 yeas to 41 nays (Vote No. 188), Grams/Abraham Amendment No. 3836, to repeal the increase in tax on Social Security benefits. Pages S6640-42, S6836 Rejected: By 46 yeas to 53 nays (Vote No. 180), Moynihan Amendment No. 3821, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the unified credit exemption and the qualified family-owned business interest deduction. Pages S6586-91, S6600-10 By 46 yeas to 52 nays (Vote No. 182), Schumer Amendment No. 3822, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the unified credit exemption and the qualified family-owned business interest deduction, to make higher education more affordable, to provide incentives for advanced teacher certification. Pages S6613-17 Pending: Kerry Amendment No. 3839, to establish a National Housing Trust Fund in the Treasury of the United States to provide for the development of decent, safe, and affordable housing for low-income families. Pages S6646-48 Santorum Amendment No. 3838, to provide for the designation of renewal communities and to provide tax incentives relating to such communities, to provide a tax credit to taxpayers investing in entities seeking to provide capital to create new markets in low-income communities, and to provide for the establishment of Individual Development Accounts. Pages S6648-51 Dodd Amendment No. 3837, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the unified credit exemption and the qualified family-owned business interest deduction, to increase, expand, and simplify the child and dependent care tax credit, to expand the adoption credit for special needs children, to provide incentives for employer-provided child care. Pages S6651-55 Roth Amendment No. 3841, to provide for pension reform by creating tax incentives for savings. Pages S6655-56 Harkin Amendment No. 3840, to protect and provide resources for the Social Security System, to amend title II of the Social Security Act to eliminate the ``motherhood penalty'', increase the widow's and widower's benefit and to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the unified credit exemption and the qualified family-owned business interest deduction. Pages S6656-59 Gramm (for Lott) Amendment No. 3842, to provide tax relief by providing modifications to education individual retirement accounts. Pages S6659-60 Bayh Amendment No. 3843, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the unified credit exemption and the qualified family-owned business interest deduction and provide a long-term care credit. Pages S6660-62 Feingold Amendment No. 3844, to preserve budget surplus funds so that they might be available to extend the life of Social Security and Medicare. Pages S6662-63 Roth (for Lott) motion to commit to Committee on Finance with instructions to report back forthwith. Pages S6663-64 During consideration of this measure today, the Senate also took the following action: By 40 yeas to 59 nays (Vote No. 183), three-fifths of those Senators duly chosen and sworn not having voted in the affirmative, Senate rejected a motion to waive certain provisions of the Congressional Budget D738Act of 1974 with respect to the consideration of Abraham Amendment No. 3827, to provide for a temporary reduction in Federal highway fuel taxes on gasoline, diesel fuel, kerosene, and special fuels to zero. Subsequently, a point of order that the amendment was in violation of section 311(a)(2)(b) of the Congressional Budget Act was sustained, and the amendment thus fell. Pages S6617-27 [Page: D738] By 47 yeas to 53 nays (Vote No. 184), three-fifths of those Senators duly chosen and sworn not having voted in the affirmative, Senate rejected a motion to waive certain provisions of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 with respect to the consideration of Bingaman Amendment No. 3828, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the unified credit exemption and the qualified family-owned business interest deduction and expand education initiatives. Subsequently, a point of order that the amendment was in violation of section 302(f) of the Congressional Budget Act was sustained, and the amendment thus fell. Pages S6627-31, S6642 By 46 yeas to 53 nays (Vote No. 186), three-fifths of those Senators duly chosen and sworn not having voted in the affirmative, Senate rejected a motion to waive certain provisions of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 with respect to the consideration of Graham Amendment No. 3824, to provide additional budget resources for a Medicare prescription drug benefit program. Subsequently, a point of order that the amendment was in violation of section 306 of the Congressional Budget Act was sustained, and the amendment thus fell. Pages S6633-36, S6643 By 44 yeas to 55 nays (Vote No. 187), three-fifths of those Senators duly chosen and sworn not having voted in the affirmative, Senate rejected a motion to waive certain provisions of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 with respect to the consideration of Baucus/Kerrey Amendment No. 3835, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the unified credit exemption and the qualified family-owned business interest deduction, to provide a refundable credit to certain individuals for elective deferrals and IRA contributions, and to provide an incentive to small businesses to establish and maintain qualified pension plans, and to amend the Social Security Act to provide each American child with a KidSave Account. Subsequently, a point of order that the amendment was in violation of section 302(f) of the Congressional Budget Act was sustained, and the amendment thus fell. Pages S6639-40, S6644 A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further consideration of the bill and pending amendments, on Friday, July 14, 200, with votes to occur thereon. Pages S6644-46 Reconciliation--Agreement: A unanimous-consent-time agreement was reached providing for consideration of H.R. 4810, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 103(a)(1) of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2001, and certain amendments to be proposed thereto, on Friday, July 14, 2000, with votes on certain amendments, to occur at 6:15 p.m. on Monday, July 17, 2000. Page S6645 Removal of Injunction of Secrecy: The injunction of secrecy was removed from the following treaties: Treaty with Cyprus on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters (Treaty Doc. No. 106-35). Treaty with South Africa on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters (Treaty Doc. No. 106-36). The treaties were transmitted to the Senate today, considered as having been read for the first time, and referred, with accompanying papers, to the Committee on Foreign Relations and were ordered to be printed. Page S6764 Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations: Judith A. Winston, of the District of Columbia, to be Under Secretary of Education. Bonnie Prouty Castrey, of California, to be a Member of the Federal Labor Relations Authority for a term of five years expiring July 1, 2005. Arthenia L. Joyner, of Florida, to be a Member of the Federal Aviation Management Advisory Council for a term of one year. (New Position) John E. McLaughlin, of Pennsylvania, to be Deputy Director of Central Intelligence. Page S6765 Messages From the House: Page S6675 Measures Referred: Page S6675 Measures Placed on Calendar: Page S6675 Communications: Pages S6675-77 Statements on Introduced Bills: Pages S6678-90 Additional Cosponsors: Pages S6690-91 Amendments Submitted: Pages S6691-S6761 Authority for Committees: Page S6761 Additional Statements: Pages S6673-75 Privileges of the Floor: Page S6761 Record Votes: Twelve record votes were taken today. (Total--188) Pages S6591, S6593, S6598, S6609-10, S6616-17, S6627, S6642-44 Adjournment: Senate convened at 8:31 a.m., and adjourned at 10:34 p.m., until 9:00 a.m. on Friday, July 14, 2000. (For Senate's program, see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S6764.) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/158213-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Senate Proceeding http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/158213-1 Thu, 13 Jul 2000 12:29:21 GMT The Senate is expected to take up S. 2549, the Department of Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001, H.R. 8, the Death Tax Elimination Act, and H.R. 4578, the Department of the Interior Appropriations Bill for Fiscal Year 2001. Measures Introduced: Eight bills and one resolution were introduced, as follows: S. 2850 2857, and S. Con. Res. 130. Page S6574 Measures Reported: Reports were made as follows: S. 2386, to extend the Stamp Out Breast Cancer Act. (S. Rept. No. 106-338) S. 1911, to conserve Atlantic highly migratory species of fish, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 106-339) S. 1998, to establish the Yuma Crossing National Heritage Area, with an amendment. (S. Rept. No. 106-340) S. 2247, to establish the Wheeling National Heritage Area in the State of West Virginia, with amendments. (S. Rept. No. 106-341) H.R. 940, to establish the Lackawanna Heritage Valley American Heritage Area, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 106-342) S. 2787, to reauthorize the Federal programs to prevent violence against women. Pages S6573-74 National Fragile X Awareness Day: Committee on the Judiciary was discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 268, designating July 22, 2000 as ``National Fragile X Awareness Day'', and the resolution was then agreed to, after agreeing to the following amendments proposed thereto: Page S6583 Warner (for Edwards/Hagel) Amendment No. 3818, designating July 22, 2000 as ``National Fragile X Awareness Day''. Page S6583 Warner (for Edwards/Hagel) Amendment No. 3819, to amend the preamble. Page S6583 Warner (for Edwards/Hagel) Amendment No. 3820, to amend the title. Page S6583 Death Tax Elimination Act: Senate completed consideration of the motion to proceed to the consideration of H.R. 8, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to phase out the estate and gift taxes over a 10-year period. Pages S6485-97 A unanimous-consent-time agreement was reached providing for consideration of the bill and certain amendments to be proposed thereto, on Thursday, July 13, 2000. Further, following the disposition of the amendments, the bill be advanced to third reading and passage occur, all without any intervening action or debate. Page S6497 National Defense Authorization: Senate continued consideration of S. 2549, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2001 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Forces, taking action on the following amendments proposed thereto: Pages S6497-98, S6538-67 Adopted: By 86 yeas to 11 nays (Vote No. 174) Bennett/Reid Amendment No. 3185, to provide for an adjustment of composite theoretical performance levels of high performance computers. Pages S6497-98 Stevens Amendment No. 3815, to provide that the limitation on payment of fines and penalties for environmental compliance violations applies only to fines and penalties imposed by Federal agencies. Pages S6538-44 Byrd Amendment No. 3794 (to Amendment No. 3767), to provide for annual reporting of the national security implications of the bilateral trade and economic relationship between the United States and the People's Republic of China. Pages S6544-46 Warner (for Byrd) Amendment No. 3767, to provide for annual reporting of the national security implications of the bilateral trade and economic relationship between the United States and the People's Republic of China. Page S6546 [Page: D726] Warner (for Hutchison) Amendment No. 3733, to authorize grants for the maintenance, repair, and renovation of school facilities that serve dependents of members of the Armed Forces and Department of Defense employees. Pages S6550-53 Warner (for McCain) Amendment No. 3737, to repeal the prohibition on use of Department of Defense funds for the procurement of a nuclear-capable shipyard crane from a foreign source. Pages S6550-53 Warner Amendment No. 3734, to postpone implementation of the Defense Joint Accounting System pending an analysis of the system. Pages S6550-53 Levin (for Harkin) Modified Amendment No. 3762, to provide for the humane administration of Department of Defense secrecy oaths and policies, consistent with national security needs, where workers and communities at nuclear weapons facilities may have had their health compromised by exposure to radioactive and other hazardous substances. Pages S6550-53 Levin/Warner Amendment No. 3816, to streamline the requirements for procurement notice when access to notice is provided electronically through the single Governmentwide point of access designated in the Federal Acquisition Regulation. Page S6553 Levin/Murray Amendment No. 3817, to authorize a land conveyance, Mukilteo Tank Farm, Everett, Washington. Page S6553 Pending: Feingold Amendment No. 3759, to terminate production under the D5 submarine-launched ballistic missile program. Pages S6546-49 Durbin Amendment No. 3732, to provide for operationally realistic testing of National Missile Defense systems against countermeasures; and to establish an independent panel to review the testing. Pages S6549-50, S6553-67 A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further consideration of the bill on Thursday, July 13, 2000, with votes to occur on certain amendments beginning at 9:30 a.m. Page S6498 Ordered further, following disposition of H.R. 4205, House companion measure and the appointment of conferees, the Senate proceed to the consideration en bloc of S. 2550, S. 2551, and S. 2552, all related measures; that all after the enacting clause of these bills be stricken and that certain appropriate portions of S. 2549, as amended, be inserted in lieu thereof. Page S6498 Ordered further, with respect to S. 2549, S. 2550, S. 2551, and S. 2552, that if the Senate receives a message from the House of Representatives, the Senate disagree with the House on its amendment or amendments to the Senate-passed bill, and agree to or request a conference with the House thereon; and that the Chair be authorized to appoint conferees. Page S6498 Subsequently, the unanimous-consent agreement was modified. Page S6567 Interior Appropriations: Senate resumed consideration of H.R. 4578, making appropriations for the Department of the Interior and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001, taking action on the following amendment proposed thereto: Pages S6498-S6538 Adopted: Wellstone Amendment No. 3772, to increase funding for emergency expenses resulting from wind storms. Pages S6498-99 Gorton Amendment No. 3773, to make a technical correction. Page S6501 Gorton (for Byrd) Amendment No. 3801, to approve the reprogramming of funds for computational services at the National Energy Technology Laboratory. Page S6501 Gorton Amendment No. 3802, to amend the amount provided for the State of Florida Restoration grants within National Park Service land acquisition. Page S6501 Gorton (for Grams/Wellstone) Amendment No. 3803, to provide funding for expenses resulting from windstorms, with an offset. Pages S6501-02 Thomas Amendment No. 3804, to provide additional funds for Payment in Lieu of Taxes program. Pages S6502-03 Domenici Amendment No. 3806 (to Amendment No. 3795), to protect communities from wildland fire danger. Pages S6509-18 Craig Modified Amendment No. 3795, to provide for a committee to review certain proposed rules concerning the planning and management of National Forest Service lands. Pages S6506-18 Collins Amendment No. 3807, to make emergency funds available to the United States Fish and Wildlife Service for salmon restoration and conservation efforts in the State of Maine. Pages S6518-20 Sessions Amendment No. 3790, to prohibit the use of funds for the publication of certain procedures relating to gaming procedures. Pages S6514, S6530-36 Rejected: By 38 yeas to 62 nays (Vote No. 175), Durbin Amendment No. 3810, to strike the provision relating to renewal of grazing permits and leases. Pages S6523-28, S6536 By 27 yeas to 73 nays (Vote No. 176), Inhofe Amendment No. 3812, to provide $7,372,000 to the Indian Health Service for diabetes treatment, prevention, and research, with an offset. Pages S6528-30, S6537 [Page: D727] A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further consideration of the bill and certain amendments to be proposed thereto, on Monday, July 17, 2000, with certain votes to occur at 9:45 a.m. on Tuesday, July 18, 2000. Further, that the Senate insist on it's amendment, request a conference with the House thereon, and the Chair be authorized to appoint conferees on the part of the Senate. Page S6537 Messages From the House: Page S6571 Measures Referred: Page S6571 Measures Placed on Calendar: Pages S6571-72 Measures Read First Time: Page S6572 Communications: Pages S6572-73 Petitions: Page S6573 Statements on Introduced Bills: Pages S6574-76 Additional Cosponsors: Pages S6576-78 Amendments Submitted: Pages S6578-82 Authority for Committees: Page S6582 Additional Statements: Page S6571 Privileges of the Floor: Page S6583 Record Votes: Three record votes were taken today. (Total--176) Pages S6498, S6536-37 Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m., and adjourned at 9:53 p.m., until 8:30 a.m. on Thursday, July 13, 2000. (For Senate's program, see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S6583.) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/158192-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Senate Proceeding http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/158192-1 Wed, 12 Jul 2000 13:29:43 GMT Measures Introduced: Two bills were introduced, as follows: S. 2747-2748. Page S5308 Measures Reported: Reports were made as follows: S. 2046, to reauthorize the Next Generation Internet Act, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 106-310) Page S5308 Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act--Conference Report: By a unanimous vote of 87 yeas (Vote No. 133), Senate agreed to the conference report on S. 761, to regulate interstate commerce by electronic means by permitting and encouraging the continued expansion of electronic commerce through the operation of free market forces, clearing the measure for the President. Pages S5281-90 Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations: Beverly B. Martin, of Georgia, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Georgia. Jay A. Garcia-Gregory, of Puerto Rico, to be United States District Judge for the District of Puerto Rico. Laura Taylor Swain, of New York, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of New York. Page S5290 Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations: Ruth Martha Thomas, of the District of Columbia, to be a Deputy Under Secretary of the Treasury. Allan I. Mendelowitz, of Connecticut, to be a Director of the Federal Housing Finance Board for a term expiring February 27, 2007. 2 Air Force nominations in the rank of general. 1 Army nomination in the rank of general. 3 Navy nominations in the rank of admiral. Page S5311 Nominations Withdrawn: Senate received notification of the withdrawal of the following nomination: Bruce A. Morrison, of Connecticut, to be a Director of the Federal Housing Finance Board for a term expiring February 27, 2007 (Reappointment), which was sent to the Senate on October 29, 1999. Page S5311 Messages From the House: Page S5307 Measures Placed on Calendar: Pages S5296-97 Communications: Pages S5307-08 Statements on Introduced Bills: Pages S5308-10 Additional Cosponsors: Pages S5310-11 Notices of Hearings: Page S5311 Additional Statements: Pages S5305-07 Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--133) Page S5289 Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:31 a.m., and adjourned at 12:34 p.m., until 1 p.m., on Monday, June 19, 2000. (For Senate's program, see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S5281.) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/157741-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Senate Proceeding http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/157741-1 Fri, 16 Jun 2000 13:30:49 GMT Measures Introduced: Sixteen bills and three resolutions were introduced, as follows: S. 2669-2684, S.J. Res. 46-47, and S. Con. Res. 119. Pages S4564-65 Measures Reported: Reports were made as follows: S. 1507, to authorize the integration and consolidation of alcohol and substance programs and services provided by Indian tribal governments, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 106-306) Page S4564 National Military Appreciation Month: Committee on the Judiciary was discharged from further consideration of S. 1419, to amend title 36, United States Code, to designate May as ``National Military Appreciation Month,'' and the bill was then passed. Page S4589 Ryan White CARE Act Amendments: Senate passed S. 2311, to revise and extend the Ryan White CARE Act programs under title XXVI of the Public Health Service Act, to improve access to health care and the quality of health care under such programs, and to provide for the development of increased capacity to provide health care and related support services to individuals and families with HIV disease, after agreeing to a committee amendment in the nature of a substitute, and the following amendment proposed thereto: Pages S4589-99 Warner (for Jeffords) Amendment No. 3190, in the nature of a substitute. Pages S4593-95 Measure Indefinitely Postponed/Passage Vitiated: Labor/HHS/Education Appropriations FY2000: Senate vitiated the October 7, 1999 passage of S. 1650, making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and subsequently the bill was indefinitely postponed. Page S4588 National Defense Authorization: Senate began consideration of S. 2549, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2001 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Forces, taking action on the following amendments proposed thereto: Pages S4525-55 Adopted: By a unanimous vote of 93 yeas (Vote No. 116), McCain Amendment No. 3179, to establish a special subsistence allowance for certain members of the uniformed services who are eligible to receive food stamp assistance. Pages S4536-41 Warner Amendment No. 3189, to require the disposal of a certain quantity of titanium from the National Defense Stockpile. Pages S4554-55 Pending: Warner Modified Amendment No. 3173, to extend eligibility for medical care under CHAMPUS and TRICARE to persons over age 64. Pages S4525-36, S4541-42 Kerrey Amendment No. 3183, to repeal a limitation on retirement or dismantlement of strategic nuclear delivery systems in excess of military requirements. Pages S4543-53 Warner Amendment No. 3184 (to Amendment No. 3183), to provide for correction of scope of waiver authority for limitation on retirement or dismantlement of strategic nuclear delivery systems, and authority to waive limitation. Pages S4543-53 A unanimous-consent-time agreement was reached providing for further consideration of the bill, pending amendments and an amendments to be proposed thereto, on Wednesday, June 7, 2000, with certain votes to occur thereon. Page S4600 Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations: [Page: D538] Lisa Gayle Ross, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Treasury. Lisa Gayle Ross, of the District of Columbia, to be Chief Financial Officer, Department of the Treasury. K. Gary Sebelius, of Kansas, to be United States District Judge for the District of Kansas. Kenneth O. Simon, of Alabama, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Alabama. John E. Steele, of Florida, to be United States District Judge for the Middle District of Florida. 2 Air Force nominations in the rank of general. 70 Army nominations in the rank of general 2 Navy nominations in the rank of admiral. Routine lists in the Air Force, Army, Marine Corps, and Navy. Pages S4600-05 Nominations Withdrawn: Senate received notification of the withdrawal of the following nomination: James M. Lyons, of Colorado, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Tenth Circuit, which was sent to the Senate on September 22, 1999. Page S4605 Messages From the House: Page S4563 Measures Placed on Calendar: Page S4563 Communications: Pages S4563-64 Statements on Introduced Bills: Pages S4565-76 Additional Cosponsors: Pages S4576-78 Amendments Submitted: Pages S4579-88 Notices of Hearings: Page S4588 Authority for Committees: Page S4588 Additional Statements: Pages S4558-63 Privileges of the Floor: Page S4588 Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--116) Page S4541 Recess: Senate convened at 10 a.m., and recessed at 8:04 p.m., until 9:30 a.m., on Wednesday, June 7, 2000. (For Senate's program, see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S4600.) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/157376-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Senate Proceeding http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/157376-1 Tue, 06 Jun 2000 14:01:20 GMT Measures Introduced: Fourteen bills and seven resolutions were introduced, as follows: S. 2602-2615, S. Res. 309-313, and S. Con. Res. 114-116. Pages S4296-97 Measures Reported: Reports were made as follows: H.R. 2260, to amend the Controlled Substances Act to promote pain management and palliative care without permitting assisted suicide and euthanasia, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 106-299) S. 1089, to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2000 and 2001 for the United States Coast Guard, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 106-300) S. 2327, to establish a Commission on Ocean Policy. (S. Rept. No. 106-301) H.R. 1651, to amend the Fishermen's Protective Act of 1967 to extend the period during which reimbursement may be provided to owners of United States fishing vessels for costs incurred when such a vessel is seized and detained by a foreign country, with an amendment. (S. Rept. No. 106-302) Special Report entitled ``Revised Allocation to Subcommittees of Budget Totals, Fiscal Year 2001''. (S. Rept. No. 106-303) S. 2603, making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001. (S. Rept. No. 106-304) S. 2089, to amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to modify procedures relating to orders for surveillance and searches for foreign intelligence purposes, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Page S4296 Commending Israel Redeployment: Senate agreed to S. Con. Res. 116, commending Israel's redeployment from southern Lebanon. Pages S4327-28 Honoring Members of U.S. Marine Corps: Senate agreed to S. Res. 310, honoring the 19 members of the United States Marine Corps who died on April 8, 2000, and extending the condolences of the Senate on their deaths. Pages S4328-29 Women-Owned Small Business Opportunities: Senate agreed to S. Res. 311, to express the sense of the Senate regarding Federal procurement opportunities for women-owned small businesses. Pages S4330-34 Senate Legal Representation: Senate agreed to S. Res. 312, to authorize testimony, document production, and legal representation in State of Indiana v. Amy Han. Page S4334 Senate Legal Representation: Senate agreed to S. Res. 313, to authorize representation by the Senate Legal Counsel in Harold A. Johnson v. Max Cleland, et al. Page S4334 National Child's Day: Senate agreed to S. Res. 296, designating June 4, 2000, as ``National Child's Day'', after agreeing to a committee amendment. Pages S4334-35 Nominations Considered: Senate began consideration of the nominations of Bradley A. Smith, of Ohio, to be a Member of the Federal Election Commission, Timothy B. Dyk, of the District of Columbia, to be a United States Circuit Judge for the Federal Circuit, and Gerard E. Lynch, to be a United States District Judge for the Southern District of New York. Pages S4255-90 [Page: D511] A unanimous-consent time agreement was reached providing for further consideration of the aforementioned nominations and certain other nominations, on Wednesday, May 24, 2000, with votes to occur thereon. Pages S4241-42 Legislative Branch Appropriations Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for the consideration of S. 2603, making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001, on Wednesday, May 24, 2000, at 11 a.m. Page S4335 Removal of Injunction of Secrecy: The injunction of secrecy was removed from the following treaties: Investment Treaty with Bahrain (Treaty Doc. No. 106-25); Investment Treaty with Bolivia (Treaty Doc. No. 106-26); Investment Treaty with Honduras (Treaty Doc. No. 106-27); Investment Treaty with El Salvador (Treaty Doc. No. 106-28); Investment Treaty with Croatia (Treaty Doc. No. 106-29); Investment Treaty with Jordan (Treaty Doc. No. 106-30); Investment Treaty with Mozambique (Treaty Doc. No. 106-31). The treaties were transmitted to the Senate today, considered as having been read for the first time, and referred, with accompanying papers, to the Committee on Foreign Relations and were ordered to be printed. Pages S4329-30 NATO Parliamentary Assembly: The Chair, on behalf of the Vice President, in accordance with 22 U.S.C. 1928a-1928d, as amended, appointed the following Senators as members of the Senate Delegation to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly during the Second Session of the 106th Congress, to be held in Budapest, Hungary, May 26-30, 2000: Senators Grassley (Acting Chairman), Specter, Enzi, and Voinovich. Page S4334 Messages from the President: Senate received the following messages from the President of the United States: Transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled the ``Agreement on Social Security Between the United States of America and the Republic of Chile''; to the Committee on Finance. (PM-108) Page S4295 Transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled the ``Agreement Between the United States of America and the Republic of Korea on Social Security''; to the Committee on Finance. (PM-109) Pages S4295-96 Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations: Don Harrell, of New York, to be a Member of the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board for a term expiring September 25, 2002. Mildred Spiewak Dresselhaus, of Massachusetts, to be Director of the Office of Science, Department of Energy. (New Position) Jayne G. Fawcett, of Connecticut, to be a Member of the Board of Trustees of the Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development for a term expiring May 19, 2006. 1 Navy nomination in the rank of admiral. Page S4335 Nominations Withdrawn: Senate received notification of the withdrawal of the following nominations: Nicholas P. Godici, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks, which was sent to the Senate on January 31, 2000. Mildred Spiewak Dresselhaus, of Massachusetts, to be Director of the Office of Energy Research, which was sent to the Senate on April 13, 2000. Page S4335 Messages From the President: Pages S4295-96 Messages From the House: Page S4296 Measures Referred: Page S4296 Statements on Introduced Bills: Pages S4297-S4321 Additional Cosponsors: Pages S4321-23 Notices of Hearings: Page S4327 Authority for Committees: Page S4327 Additional Statements: Pages S4290-95 Privileges of the Floor: Page S4327 Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:31 a.m., and adjourned at 7:01 p.m., until 10 a.m., on Wednesday, May 24, 2000. (For Senate's program, see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S4335.) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/157302-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Senate Proceeding http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/157302-1 Tue, 23 May 2000 13:29:48 GMT Measures Introduced: Fourteen bills were introduced, as follows: S. 2528-2541. Pages S3831-32 Measures Reported: Reports were made as follows: S. 442, to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to issue a certificate of documentation with appropriate endorsement for employment in the coastwise trade for the vessel LOOKING GLASS. (S. Rept. No. 106-281) S. 1261, to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to issue a certificate of documentation with appropriate endorsement for employment in the coastwise trade for the vessel YANKEE. (S. Rept. No. 106-282) S. 1613, to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to issue a certificate of documentation with appropriate endorsement for employment in the coastwise trade for the vessel VICTORY OF BURHNAM. (S. Rept. No. 106-283) S. 1614, to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to issue a certificate of documentation with appropriate endorsement for employment in the coastwise trade for the vessel LUCKY DOG. (S. Rept. No. 106-284) S. 1615, to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to issue a certificate of documentation with appropriate endorsement for employment in the coastwise trade for the vessel ENTERPRIZE. (S. Rept. No. 106-285) S. 1779, to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to issue a certificate of documentation with appropriate endorsement with appropriate endorsement for employment in the coastwise trade for the vessel M/V SANDPIPER. (S. Rept. No. 106-286) S. 1853, to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to issue a certificate of documentation with appropriate endorsement for employment in the coastwise trade for the vessel FRITHA. (S. Rept. No. 106-287) S. 2536, making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001. (S. Rept. No. 106-288) H.R. 2392, to amend the Small Business Act to extend the authorization for the Small Business Innovation Research Program, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 106-289) Page S3831 African Trade/Caribbean Basin Initiative--Conference Report: Senate began consideration of the conference report on H.R. 434, to authorize a new trade and investment policy for sub-Sahara Africa, expand trade benefits to the countries in the Caribbean Basin, renew the generalized system of preferences, and reauthorize the trade adjustment assistance programs. Pages S3787-S3827, S3853 During consideration of this measure, the Senate also took the following action: By 90 yeas to 6 nays (Vote No. 96), Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to the conference report on H.R. 434 (listed above). Pages S3787-88 A motion was entered to close further debate on the conference report and, pursuant to the unanimous consent order of Tuesday, May 9, 2000, a vote on the cloture motion will occur on Thursday, May 11, 2000. Page S3788 A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further consideration of the conference report on Thursday, May 11, 2000, with the scheduled cloture vote to occur at 10 a.m. Page S3853 Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission: The Chair, on behalf of the Vice President, pursuant to Public Law 106-173, appointed the following individuals to serve as members of the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission: Senator Durbin and Dr. Jean T. D. Bandler of Connecticut. Page S3852 Messages From the House: Pages S3830-31 Measures Referred: Page S3831 Measures Placed on Calendar: Page S3831 Communications: Page S3831 Statements on Introduced Bills: Pages S3832-50 Additional Cosponsors: Pages S3850-51 Amendments Submitted: Pages S3851-52 Notices of Hearings: Page S3852 Authority for Committees: Page S3852 Additional Statements: Pages S3827-30 Privileges of the Floor: Page S3852 Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--96) Page S3788 Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:31 a.m., and adjourned at 6:32 p.m., until 9:30 a.m., on Thursday, May 11, 2000. (For Senate's program, see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S3853.) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/157054-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Senate Proceeding http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/157054-1 Wed, 10 May 2000 13:29:53 GMT Measures Introduced: Six bills were introduced, as follows: S. 2493-2498. Page S3258 Charles M. Schulz Gold Medal Award: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 3642, to authorize the President to award posthumously a gold medal on behalf of the Congress to Charles M. Schulz in recognition of his lasting artistic contributions to the Nation and the world, and the bill was then passed, after agreeing to the following amendment proposed thereto: Pages S3268-69 Gorton (for Feinstein) Amendment No. 3109, in the nature of a substitute. Pages S3268-69 Japanese Telecommunications: Committee on Finance was discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 275, expressing the sense of the Senate regarding fair access to Japanese telecommunications facilities and services, and the resolution was then agreed to. Page S3269 Release of Rabiya Kadeer: Senate agreed to S. Con. Res. 81, expressing the sense of the Congress that the Government of the People's Republic of China should immediately release Rabiya Kadeer, her secretary, and her son, and permit them to move to the United States if they so desire. Pages S3269-70 American Institute in Taiwan Facilities Enhancement Act: Senate passed H.R. 3707, to authorize funds for the construction of a facility in Taipei, Taiwan suitable for the mission of the American Institute in Taiwan, after agreeing to a committee amendment in the nature of a substitute. Page S3270 Southeastern Europe Peace Promotion: Senate agreed to S. Res. 272, expressing the sense of the Senate that the United States should remain actively engaged in southeastern Europe to promote long-term peace, stability, and prosperity; continue to vigorously oppose the brutal regime of Slobodan Milosevic while supporting the efforts of the democratic opposition; and fully implement the Stability Pact. Page S3271 Veto--Nuclear Waste Policy Amendments Act: By 64 yeas to 35 nays (Vote No. 88), two-thirds of the Senators voting not having voted in the affirmative, S. 1287, to provide for the storage of spent nuclear fuel pending completion of the nuclear waste repository, upon reconsideration, was rejected, the veto of the President was sustained. Pages S3201-30 Subsequently, Lott motion to reconsider the vote by which S. 1287, upon reconsideration, failed of passage over veto of the President, was entered. Page S3229 Elementary and Secondary Reauthorization: Senate continued consideration of S. 2, to extend programs and activities under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965. Pages S3230-48 A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for certain amendments to be proposed to the bill. Page S3246 A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further consideration of the bill on Wednesday, May 3, 2000. Page S3271 Mexico-U.S. Interparliamentary Group Meeting: The Chair, on behalf of the Vice President, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 276h-276k, as amended, appointed the following Senators as members of the Senate Delegation to the Mexico-U.S. Interparliamentary Group Meeting during the Second Session of the 106th Congress, to be held in Puebla, Mexico, May 5-7, 2000: Senators Murkowski and Sessions. Page S3271 Messages From the President: Senate received the following message from the President of the United States: [Page: D408] Transmitting, pursuant to law, a 6-month periodic report relative to the national emergency with respect to significant narcotics traffickers centered in Colombia; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (PM-102) Pages S3255-56 Nominations Received: Senate received the following nomination: James Edgar Baker, of Virginia, to be a Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces for the term of fifteen years to expire on the date prescribed by law. Page S3273 Messages From the President: Pages S3255-56 Messages From the House: Page S3256 Measures Referred: Page S3256 Measures Placed on Calendar: Page S3256 Communications: Pages S3256-57 Petitions: Page S3257 Statements on Introduced Bills: Pages S3258-63 Additional Cosponsors: May 1 Pages S3263-64 May 2 Pages S3264-65 Amendments Submitted: Pages S3265-67 Notices of Hearings: Page S3267 Authority for Committees: Pages S3267-68 Additional Statements Pages S3254-55 Privileges of the Floor: Page S3268 Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--88) Page S3229 Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:33 a.m., and adjourned at 7:21 p.m., until 9:30 a.m., on Wednesday, May 3, 2000. (For Senate's program, see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S3271.) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/156888-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Senate Proceeding http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/156888-1 Tue, 02 May 2000 13:30:06 GMT http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/156891-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Senate Proceeding http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/156891-1 Tue, 02 May 2000 18:17:14 GMT Measures Introduced: Thirteen bills and five resolutions were introduced, as follows: S. 2403-2415, and S. Res. 286-290. Pages S2616-17 Measures Reported: Reports were made as follows: S. 2, to extend programs and activities under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 106-261) S. 1705, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to enter into land exchanges to acquire from the private owner and to convey to the State of Idaho approximately 1,240 acres of land near the City of Rocks National Reserve, Idaho. (S. Rept. No. 106-262) S. 1727, to authorize for the expansion annex of the historic Palace of the Governors, a public history museum located, and relating to the history of Hispanic and Native American culture, in the Southwest and for other purposes, with amendments. (S. Rept. No. 106-263) S. 1797, to amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, to provide for a land conveyance to the City of Craig, Alaska, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 106-264) S. 1836, to extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project in the State of Alabama. (S. Rept. No. 106-265) S. 1849, to designate segments and tributaries of White Clay Creek, Delaware and Pennsylvania, as a component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 106-266) S. 1892, to authorize the acquisition of the Valles Caldera, to provide for an effective land and wildlife management program for this resource within the Department of Agriculture, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 106-267) S. 1910, to amend the Act establishing Women's Rights National Historical Park to permit the Secretary of the Interior to acquire title in fee simple to the Hunt House located in Waterloo, New York, with amendments. (S. Rept. No. 106-268) H.R. 1615, to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to extend the designation of a portion of the Lamprey River in New Hampshire as a recreational river to include an additional river segment. (S. Rept. No. 106-269) H.R. 3063, to amend the Mineral Leasing Act to increase the maximum acreage of Federal leases for sodium that may be held by an entity in any one State. (S. Rept. No. 106-270) H.J. Res. 86, recognizing the 50th anniversary of the Korean War and the service by members of the Armed Forces during such war. H. Con. Res. 269, commending the Library of Congress and its staff for 200 years of outstanding service to the Congress and the Nation and encouraging the American public to participate in bicentennial activities. Pages S2615-16 Worker Economic Opportunity Act: By a unanimous vote of 95 yeas (Vote No. 81), Senate passed S. 2323, to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to clarify the treatment of stock options under the Act. Pages S2575-86 National Peace Officer's Memorial Service: Committee on Rules and Administration was discharged from further consideration of H. Con. Res. 278, authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for the 19th annual National Peace Officers' Memorial Service, and the resolution was then agreed to. Page S2645 Library of Congress 200th Birthday Celebration: Committee on Rules and Administration was discharged from further consideration of H. Con. Res. 279, authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for the 200th birthday celebration of the Library of Congress, and the resolution was then agreed to. Page S2645 Center for the Performing Arts Performances: Committee on Rules and Administration was discharged from further consideration of H. Con. Res. 281, authorizing the use of the East Front of the Capitol Grounds for performances sponsored by the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, and the resolution was then agreed to. Page S2645 Senate Chamber Photograph: Senate agreed to S. Res. 288, authorizing the taking of a photograph in the Chamber of the United States Senate. Pages S2644-45 Smithsonian Institution Appointment: Committee on Rules and Administration was discharged from further consideration of S.J. Res. 40, providing for the appointment of Alan G. Spoon as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution, and the measure was then passed. Page S2645 Smithsonian Institution Appointment: Committee on Rules and Administration was discharged from further consideration of S.J. Res. 41, providing for the appointment of Sheila E. Widnall as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution, and the measure was then passed. Page S2645 Smithsonian Institution Appointment: Committee on Rules and Administration was discharged from further consideration of S.J. Res. 42, providing for the reappointment of Manuel L. Ibanez as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution, and the measure was then passed. Page S2645 Marriage Tax Penalty Relief Act: Senate continued consideration of H.R. 6, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to eliminate the marriage penalty by providing that the income tax rate bracket amounts, and the amount of the standard deduction, for joint returns shall be twice the amounts applicable to unmarried individuals, taking action on the following amendment proposed thereto: Pages S2587-88, S2590-S2600 Pending: [Page: D359] Lott (for Roth) Amendment No. 3090, in the nature of a substitute. Page S2587 A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that the Senate proceed to vote on the cloture motion on Amendment No. 3090 (listed above), at 2 p.m. on Thursday, April 13, 2000. Page S2645 Messages From the House: Page S2614 Measures Referred: Page S2614 Measures Read First Time: Page S2614 Communications: Pages S2614-15 Petitions: Page S2615 Executive Reports of Committees: Page S2616 Statements on Introduced Bills: Pages S2617-36 Additional Cosponsors: Pages S2636-37 Amendments Submitted: Pages S2640-44 Notices of Hearings: Page S2644 Authority for Committees: Page S2644 Additional Statements: Pages S2612-14 Privileges of the Floor: Page S2644 Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total-81) Page S2586 Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m., and adjourned at 6:48 p.m., until 10:30 a.m., on Thursday, April 13, 2000. (For Senate's program, see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on pages S2645-46.) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/156539-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Senate Proceeding http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/156539-1 Wed, 12 Apr 2000 13:29:46 GMT http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/156395-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Senate Proceeding http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/156395-1 Tue, 04 Apr 2000 18:16:42 GMT Senators debated the merits of amendments offered to the budget resolution. Among the topics they addressed were veterans health care coverage, farm subsidies, and tax cuts. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/156310-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Senate Committee http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/156310-1 Fri, 31 Mar 2000 04:13:54 GMT The Senate will consider S. 2097, Satellite Loan Guarantee Legislation, and S. 2285, the Gas Tax Bill. Measures Introduced: Eleven bills and two resolutions were introduced, as follows: S. 2328-2338, and S. Res. 279-280. Pages S1986-87 Launching Our Communities' Access to Local Television Act (Satellite Loan Guarantees): By 97 yeas to 0 nays, 1 responding present (Vote No. 50), Senate passed S. 2097, to authorize loan guarantees in order to facilitate access to local television broadcast signals in unserved and underserved areas, after agreeing to the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute, and taking action on the following amendments proposed thereto: Pages S1926-41, S1946-58, S1961-68 Adopted: Baucus/Leahy Modified Amendment No. 2900, to make certain minor and technical changes. Pages S1951, S1963-74 Gramm (for Hatch) Modified Amendment No. 2902, to strike certain provisions relating to the retransmission of local television broadcast stations. Pages S1957, S1964 By a unanimous vote of 99 yeas (Vote No. 49), Johnson Amendment No. 2903, to address certain lending practices. Pages S1965-66 Withdrawn: Gramm Amendment No. 2897, to address certain lending practices. Pages S1934-40, S1954 Subsequently, Johnson Amendment No. 2898 (to Amendment No. 2897), to improve the loan guarantee program, fell when Gramm Amendment No. 2897 (listed above) was withdrawn. Pages S1935-40, S1954 Bunning Amendment No. 2896, to require that the entity, if any, that receives the entire amount of the available loan guarantee shall provide in each underserved area or unserved area in each State all the local television broadcast signals broadcast in such State. Pages S1940-41, S1954-55, S1962 During consideration of this measure today, the Senate also took the following action: Senate sustained a point of order that Breaux Amendment No. 2901, providing for the approval and administration of loan guarantees relating to space launch vehicles, was not relevant (pursuant to the order of November 18, 1999). Pages S1955-56 Estuary Habitat Restoration Partnership Act: Senate passed S. 835, to encourage the restoration of estuary habitat through more efficient project financing and enhanced coordination of Federal and non-Federal restoration programs, after withdrawing the committee amendment, and agreeing to the following amendment proposed thereto: Pages S2008-18 Smith Amendment No. 2904, in the nature of a substitute. Pages S2011-15 Gas Tax Repeal Act--Cloture Vote: By 86 yeas to 11 nays (Vote No. 51 ), three-fifths of those Senators duly chosen and sworn, having voted in the affirmative, Senate agreed to the motion to close further debate on the motion to proceed to the consideration of S. 2285, instituting a Federal fuels tax holiday. Pages S1968-70 Authority for Committees: The Committee on the Budget was authorized to file the congressional budget resolution during the adjournment of the Senate on Friday, March 31, 2000, from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Page S2020 Congressional Budget Resolution--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for the consideration of the Congressional Budget Resolution on Tuesday, April 4, 2000, providing the report is available Saturday morning, April 1, 2000. Page S2020D290 Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations: [Page: D290] 50 Air Force nominations in the rank of general. 27 Army nominations in the rank of general. Routine lists in the Air Force, Army, Marine Corps, Navy. Pages S2019-20, S2026-27 Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations: J. Randolph Babbitt, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Federal Aviation Management Advisory Council for a term of three years. Robert W. Baker, of Texas, to be a Member of the Federal Aviation Management Advisory Council for a term of three years. Edward M. Bolen, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Federal Aviation Management Advisory Council for a term of three years. Debbie D. Branson, of Texas, to be a Member of the Federal Aviation Management Advisory Council for a term of three years. Geoffrey T. Crowley, of Wisconsin, to be a Member of the Federal Aviation Management Advisory Council for a term of two years. Robert A. Davis, of Washington, to be a Member of the Federal Aviation Management Advisory Council for a term of two years. Kendall W. Wilson, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of the Federal Aviation Management Advisory Council for a term of one year. 1 Army nomination in the rank of general. Routine lists in the Air Force, Army, Navy. Pages S2021-26 Messages From the House: Page S1980 Measures Referred: Page S1980 Measures Placed on Calendar: Page S1980 Communications: Pages S1985-86 Petitions: Page S1986 Executive Reports of Committees: Pages S1980-85 Statements on Introduced Bills: Pages S1987-96 Additional Cosponsors: Pages S1996-98 Amendments Submitted: Pages S2000-07 Notices of Hearings: Pages S2007-08 Authority for Committees: Page S2008 Additional Statements: Pages S1976-79 Privileges of the Floor: Page S2008 Record Votes: Three record votes were taken today. (Total--51) Pages S1965-66, S1967, S1970 Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m., and adjourned at 7:39 p.m., until 12 noon, on Monday, April 3, 2000. (For Senate's program, see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S2020.) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/156306-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Senate Proceeding http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/156306-1 Thu, 30 Mar 2000 14:30:16 GMT The senators debated a variety of issues dealing with the 2001 federal budget. A dispute occured within the committee over whether a supplemental fund should be included. This fund would pay for Kosovo, the drug war, and other exigencies. They also made extended opening statements outlining specific budget programs. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/156266-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Senate Committee http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/156266-1 Wed, 29 Mar 2000 07:32:23 GMT The Senate is scheduled to take up S.J.Res. 14, the Flag Protection Constitutional Amendment. Measures Introduced: Seven bills were introduced, as follows: S. 2293-2299. Page S1747 Measures Reported: Reports were made as follows: Report to accompany S. 671, to amend the Trademark Act of 1946 to provide for the registration and protection of trademarks used in commerce, in order to carry out provisions of certain international conventions. (S. Rept. No. 106-249) H.R. 1374, to designate the United States Post Office building located at 680 State Highway 130 in Hamilton, New Jersey, as the ``John K. Rafferty Hamilton Post Office Building''. H.R. 3189, to designate the United States post office located at 14071 Peyton Drive in Chino Hills, California, as the ``Joseph Ileto Post Office''. Page S1747 Measures Passed: Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendment: Senate passed S. 1730, to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to provide that certain environmental reports shall continue to be required to be submitted. Page S1751 Clean Air Act Amendment: Senate passed S. 1731, to amend the Clean Air Act to provide that certain environmental reports shall continue to be required to be submitted. Page S1751 Endangered Species Act Amendment: Senate passed S. 1744, to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to provide that certain species conservation reports shall continue to be required to be submitted. Pages S1751-52 International Visitors Program: Senate agreed to S. Res. 87, commemorating the 60th Anniversary of the International Visitors Program. Page S1752 World Crude Oil Supplies: Senate agreed to S. Res. 263, expressing the sense of the Senate that the President should communicate to the members of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (``OPEC'') cartel and non-OPEC countries that participate in the cartel of crude oil producing countries, before the meeting of the OPEC nations in March 2000, the position of the United States in favor of increasing world crude oil supplies so as to achieve stable crude oil prices, after agreeing to the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute. Pages S1752-53 Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform Act: Senate passed H.R. 1658, to provide a more just and uniform procedure for Federal civil forfeitures, after agreeing to the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute. Pages S1753-62 Flag Protection: Senate began consideration of S.J. Res. 14, proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States authorizing Congress to prohibit the physical desecration of the flag of the United States, taking action on the following amendments proposed thereto: Pages S1706-37 Pending: McConnell Amendment No. 2889, in the nature of a substitute. Pages S1706-22 Hollings Amendment No. 2890, to propose an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections. Pages S1722-36 A motion was entered to close further debate on S.J. Res. 14 (listed above) and, in accordance with the provisions of Rule XXII of the Standing Rules of the Senate, a vote on the cloture motion will occur on Wednesday, March 29, 2000, at 10 a.m. Pages S1736-37 Senate will continue consideration of the bill and pending amendments on Tuesday, March 28, 2000. Messages From the President: Senate received the following messages from the President of the United States: Transmitting, pursuant to law, a report on the national emergency with respect to the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA) that was declared in Executive Order 12865; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (PM-96) Page S1745 Transmitting, pursuant to law, a semiannual report relative to payments to Cuba with respect to telecommunications services; to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (PM-97) Page S1745D267 Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations: [Page: D267] Gregory G. Govan, of Virginia, for the rank of Ambassador during his tenure of service as Chief U.S. Delegate to the Joint Consultative Group. Beverly B. Martin, of Georgia, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Georgia. Roger L. Hunt, of Nevada, to be United States District Judge for the District of Nevada. Page S1763 Nominations Withdrawn: Senate received notification of the withdrawal of the following nominations: Jose Antonio Perez, of California, to be United States Marshal for the Southern District of California, which was sent to the Senate on January 6, 1999. Gail S. Tusan, of Georgia, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Georgia, which was sent to the Senate on August 3, 1999. Page S1763 Messages From the President: Pages S1744-45 Messages From the House: Page S1745 Measures Referred: Page S1745 Measures Placed on Calendar: Page S1695 Measures Read First Time: Page S1745 Communications: Pages S1745-47 Executive Reports of Committees: Page S1747 Statements on Introduced Bills: Pages S1747-49 Additional Cosponsors: Pages S1749-50 Amendments Submitted: Pages S1750-51 Authority for Committees: Page S1751 Additional Statements: Pages S1738-44 Privileges of the Floor: Page S1751 Adjournment: Senate convened at 12 noon, and adjourned at 6:45 p.m., until 9:30 a.m., on Tuesday, March 28, 2000. (For Senate's program, see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S1763.) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/156226-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Senate Proceeding http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/156226-1 Mon, 27 Mar 2000 17:00:22 GMT The Senate is expected to take up S.2251, the Risk Managment for the 21st Century Bill, also known as the Crop Insurance Reform bill. Measures Introduced: Sixteen bills and two resolutions were introduced, as follows: S. 2277-2292, S. Res. 277, and S. Con. Res. 98. Page S1671 Measures Reported: Reports were made as follows: H.R. 1658, to provide a more just and uniform procedure for Federal civil forfeitures, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Page S1671 Federal Crop Insurance Act Amendments: Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 2559, to amend the Federal Crop Insurance Act to strengthen the safety net for agricultural producers by providing greater access to more affordable risk management tools and improved protection from production and income loss, to improve the efficiency and integrity of the Federal crop insurance program, and by 95 yeas to 5 nays (Vote No. 44), Senate passed the bill, after striking all after the enacting clause and inserting in lieu thereof the text of S. 2251, Senate companion measure, and after taking action on the following amendment proposed thereto: Pages S1627-42 Adopted: By 99 yeas to 1 nay (Vote No. 43), Wellstone Amendment No. 2888, to express the sense of Congress regarding the Rally for Rural America and the rural crisis. Pages S1627-28 Senate insisted on its amendment, requested a conference with the House thereon, and the Chair was authorized to appoint the following conferees: Senators Lugar, Helms, Cochran, Coverdell, Roberts, Harkin, Leahy, Conrad and Kerrey. Page S1642 Subsequently, S. 2251 was returned to the Senate calendar. Page S1651 During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the following action: Lugar/Harkin Modified Amendment No. 2887 (adopted by the Senate on Wednesday, March 22, 2000), was further modified. Page S1628 Flag Desecration--Agreement: A unanimous-consent time agreement was reached providing for the consideration of S.J. Res. 14, proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States authorizing Congress to prohibit the physical desecration of the flag of the United States, with certain amendments to be proposed thereto, on Monday, March 27, 2000 at 1:30 p.m. Further, the Senate will continue consideration of the bill on Tuesday, March 28, 2000 at 9:30 a.m., with votes on or in relation to the pending amendments to occur at 2:15 p.m. Page S1651 Removal of Injunction of Secrecy: The injunction secrecy was removed from the following treaty: International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) (Treaty Doc. No. 106-23) The treaty was transmitted to the Senate today, considered as having been read for the first time, and referred, with accompanying papers, to the Committee on Foreign Relations and was ordered to be printed. Page S1687 Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations: [Page: D253] Manuel Trinidad Pacheco, of Arizona, to be a Member of the National Security Education Board for a term of four years. (Reappointment) Ella Wong-Rusinko, of Virginia, to be Alternate Federal Cochairman of the Appalachian Regional Commission. Beth Susan Slavet, of Massachusetts, to be Chairman of the Merit Systems Protection Board. Gordon S. Heddell, of Virginia, to be Inspector General, Department of Labor. Steven S. Reed, of Kentucky, to be United States Attorney for the Western District of Kentucky for the term of four years. Julio F. Mercado, of Texas, to be Deputy Administrator of Drug Enforcement. Page S1693 Messages From the House: Page S1668 Measures Referred: Page S1668 Measures Placed on Calendar: Page S1668 Communications: Pages S1668-69 Petitions: Pages S1669-71 Executive Reports of Committees: Page S1671 Statements on Introduced Bills: Pages S1671-83 Additional Cosponsors: Pages S1683-84 Notices of Hearings: Page S1686 Authority for Committees: Pages S1686-87 Additional Statements: Pages S1665-68 Privileges of the Floor: Page S1687 Record Votes: Two record votes were taken today. (Total--44) Pages S1628, S1631 Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m., and adjourned at 4:53 p.m., until 12 noon, on Monday, March 27, 2000. (For Senate's program, see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S1664.) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/156185-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Senate Proceeding http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/156185-1 Thu, 23 Mar 2000 14:30:13 GMT Measures Introduced: Twenty-three bills and ten resolutions were introduced, as follows: S. 2225-2247, S. Res. 267-273, and S. Con. Res. 93-95. Pages S1391-92 Measures Reported: Reports were made as follows: S. 2042, to reform the process by which the Office of the Pardon Attorney investigates and reviews potential exercises of executive clemency, with amendments. (S. Rept. No. 106-231) S. 397, to authorize the Secretary of Energy to establish a multiagency program in support of the Materials Corridor Partnership Initiative to promote energy efficient, environmentally sound economic development along the border with Mexico through the research, development, and use of new materials, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 106-232) S. 503, designating certain land in the San Isabel National Forest in the State of Colorado as the ``Spanish Peaks Wilderness'', with an amendment. (S. Rept. No. 106-233) S. 1694, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study on the reclamation and reuse of water and wastewater in the State of Hawaii, with an amendment. (S. Rept. No. 106-234) S. 1167, to amend the Pacific Northwest Electric Power Planning and Conservation Act to provide for expanding the scope of the Independent Scientific Review Panel, with an amendment. (S. Rept. No. 106-235) H.R. 150, to amend the Act popularly known as the Recreation and Public Purposes Act to authorize disposal of certain public lands or national forest lands to local education agencies for use for elementary or secondary schools, including public charter schools, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 106-236) H.R. 150, to amend the Act popularly known as the Recreation and Public Purposes Act to authorize disposal of certain public lands or national forest lands to local education agencies for use for elementary or secondary schools, including public charter schools, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 106-236) H.R. 834, to extend the authorization for the National Historic Preservation Fund, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 106-237) H.R. 1231, to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to convey certain National Forest lands to Elko County, Nevada, for continued use as a cemetery. (S. Rept. No. 106-238) H.R. 1444, to authorize the Secretary of the Army to develop and implement projects for fish screens, fish passage devices, and other similar measures to mitigate adverse impacts associated with irrigation system water diversions by local governmental entities in the States of Oregon, Washington, Montana, and Idaho, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 106-239) [Page: D186] H.R. 2368, to assist in the resettlement and relocation of the people of Bikini Atoll by amending the terms of the trust fund established during the United States administration of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands. (S. Rept. No. 106-240) H.R. 2862, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to release reversionary interests held by the United States in certain parcels of land in Washington County, Utah, to facilitate an anticipated land exchange. (S. Rept. No. 106-241) H.R. 2863, to clarify the legal effect on the United States of the acquisition of a parcel of land in the Red Cliffs Desert Reserve in the State of Utah. (S. Rept. No. 106-242) S. Res. 87, commemorating the 60th Anniversary of the International Visitors Program. S. Res. 258, designating the week beginning March 12, 2000 as ``National Safe Place Week''. S. Res. 263, expressing the sense of the Senate that the President should communicate to the members of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (``OPEC'') cartel and non-OPEC countries that participate in the cartel of crude oil producing countries, before the meeting of the OPEC nations in March 2000, the position of the United States in favor of increasing world crude oil supplies so as to achieve stable crude oil prices, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. S. Res. 267, An original executive resolution directing the return of certain treaties to the President. S. Res. 270, designating the week beginning March 11, 2000, as ``National Girl Scout Week''. S. 1796, to modify the enforcement of certain anti-terrorism judgments. S.J. Res. 39, recognizing the 50th anniversary of the Korean War and the service by members of the Armed Forces during such war. S. Con. Res. 87, commending the Holy See for making significant contributions to international peace and human rights, and objecting to efforts to expel the Holy See from the United Nations by removing the Holy See's Permanent Observer status in the United Nations. Pages S1390-91 Adjournment Resolution: Senate agreed to S. Con. Res. 94, providing for a conditional adjournment or recess of the Senate. Page S1371 National Greek Independence Day: Senate agreed to S. Res. 251, designating March 25, 2000, as ``Greek Independence Day: A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy''. Page S1430 National Girl Scout Week: Senate agreed to S. Res. 273, designating the week beginning March 11, 2000, as ``National Girl Scout Week''. Pages S1430-31 National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act Amendments: Senate passed S. 1653, to reauthorize and amend the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act. Pages S1431-34 National Safe Place Week: Senate agreed to S. Res. 258, designating the week beginning March 12, 2000 as ``National Safe Place Week''. Page S1434 Recognizing Tibetan People's Plight: Committee on the Judiciary was discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 60, recognizing the plight of the Tibetan people on the forty-first anniversary of Tibet's 1959 Lhasa uprising and calling for serious negotiations between China and the Dalai Lama to achieve a peaceful solution to the situation in Tibet, and the resolution was agreed to, after agreeing to the following amendment proposed thereto: Pages S1434-36 Grams (for Mack/Feinstein) Amendment No. 2884, in the nature of a substitute. Page S1436 Halabja Massacre 12th Anniversary: Senate agreed to S. Con. Res. 95, commemorating the twelfth anniversary of the Halabja massacre. Pages S1436-37 Korean War's 50th Anniversary: Senate passed S.J. Res. 39, recognizing the 50th anniversary of the Korean War and the service by members of the Armed Forces during such war. Page S1437 National Girl Scout Week: S. Res. 270, designating the week beginning March 11, 2000, as ``National Girl Scout Week''. Page S1431 Social Security Earnings Test Elimination: A unanimous-consent-time agreement was reached providing for consideration of H.R. 5, to amend title II of the Social Security Act to eliminate the earnings test for individuals who have attained retirement age, on Tuesday, March 21, 2000, at 2:15 p.m., with certain amendments to be proposed, with a vote to occur thereon. Pages S1429-30 Authority for Committees: All committees were authorized to file legislative reports during the adjournment of the Senate on Wednesday, March 15, 2000, from 12 Noon until 2 p.m. Page S1436 Executive Session: During today's executive session, the Senate also took the following action: By 31 yeas to 67 nays (Vote No. EX. 39), Senate rejected the motion to postpone indefinitely the D187nomination of Richard A. Paez, of California, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit. Pages S1336-68 Messages From the President: Senate received the following message from the President of the United States: [Page: D187] Transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled the ``Twenty-Seventh Annual Report of the President on Federal Advisory Committees''; to the Committee on Governmental Affairs. (PM-92) Page S1389 Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations: By 64 yeas 34 nays (Vote No. EX. 38), Marsha L. Berzon, of California, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit. Pages S1336-68, S1439 By 59 yeas 39 nays (Vote No. EX. 40), Richard A. Paez, of California, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit. Pages S1336-68, S1439 Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations: Madelyn R. Creedon, of Indiana, to be Deputy Administrator for Defense Programs, National Nuclear Security Administration. (New Position) S. David Fineman, of Pennsylvania, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Mary A. McLaughlin, of Pennsylvania, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. W. Robert Pearson, of Tennessee, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Turkey. 2 Air Force nominations in the rank of general. Routine lists in the Air Force, Army, Marine Corps, and Navy. Pages S1437-39 Messages From the President: Page S1389 Messages From the House: Page S1389 Measures Referred: Pages S1389-90 Communications: Page S1390 Executive Reports of Committees: Page S1391 Statements on Introduced Bills: Pages S1392-S1421 Additional Cosponsors: Pages S1421-22 Amendments Submitted: Page S1428 Notices of Hearings: Page S1428 Authority for Committees: Pages S1428-29 Additional Statements: Pages S1385-89 Record Votes: Three record votes were taken today. (Total--40) Page S1368 Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m., and adjourned, pursuant to the provisions of S. Con. Res. 94, at 6:22 p.m., until 12 noon, on Monday, March 20, 2000. (For Senate's program, see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S1437.) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/155915-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Senate Proceeding http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/155915-1 Thu, 09 Mar 2000 14:29:34 GMT Measures Introduced: Eleven bills and one resolution were introduced, as follows: S. 2214-2224, and S. Con. Res. 92. Pages S1315-16 Export Administration Act: Senate began consideration of S. 1712, to provide authority to control exports, taking action on the following amendment proposed thereto: Pages S1271-72 Pending: Reid Amendment No. 2883, to amend the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 1998 with respect to export controls on high performance computers. Page S1272 Subsequently, the bill was returned to the Senate calendar. Pages S1275-76 FAA Authorization Conference Report: By 82 yeas to 17 nays (Vote No. 35), Senate agreed to the conference report on H.R. 1000, to amend title 49, United States Code, to reauthorize programs of the Federal Aviation Administration. Pages S1247-67, S1300-01 During today's proceedings, the Senate also took the following actions: By 86 yeas to 13 nays (Vote No. 36), three-fifths of those Senators duly chosen and sworn having voted in the affirmative, Senate agreed to close further debate on the nomination of Marsha L. Berzon, of California, to be a United States Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit. Page S1301 By 85 yeas to 14 nays (Vote No. 37), three-fifths of those Senators duly chosen and sworn having voted in the affirmative, Senate agreed to close further debate on the nomination of Richard A. Paez, of California, to be a United States Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit. Pages S1301-02 Nominations Agreement: A unanimous-consent-time agreement was reached providing for further consideration of the nominations of Marsha L. Berzon and Richard A. Paez, both of California, each to be a United States Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit, on Thursday, March 9, 2000, with votes to occur on or in relation to their confirmation to occur at 2 p.m. Page S1302 Messages From the President: Senate received the following messages from the President of the United States: Transmitting, pursuant to the Trade Act of 1974, the report of normal trade relations with the People's Republic of China; to the Committee on Finance. (PM-90) Pages S1313-14 Transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ``The National Money Laundering Strategy for 2000''; to the Committee on Judiciary. (PM-91) Page S1314 Messages From the President: Pages S1313-14 Measures Placed on Calendar: Page S1314 Communications: Pages S1314-15 Petitions: Page S1315 Executive Reports of Committees: Page S1315 Statements on Introduced Bills: Pages S1316-26 Additional Cosponsors: Pages S1326-28 Amendments Submitted: Page S1328 Notices of Hearings: Pages S1328-29 Authority for Committees: Pages S1329-30 Additional Statements: Pages S1309-13D175 Privileges of the Floor: Page S1330 Record Votes: Three record votes were taken today. (Total--37) Pages S1301-02 Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m., and adjourned at 7:09 p.m., until 9:30 a.m., on Thursday, March 9, 2000. (For Senate's program, see the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S1330.) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/155882-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Senate Proceeding http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/155882-1 Wed, 08 Mar 2000 14:29:55 GMT Measures Introduced: Thirty bills and one resolution were introduced, as follows: S. 2184-2213, and S. Res. 266. Pages S1232-33 Nominations: Senate began consideration of the nominations of Marsha L. Berzon and Richard A. Paez, both of California, each to be a United States Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit. Pages S1205-06, S1209-23, S1225 A cloture motion was entered to close further debate on the nomination of Ms. Berzon (listed above) and, in accordance with the provisions of Rule XXII of the Standing Rules of the Senate, a vote on the cloture motion will occur on Wednesday, March 8, 2000. Page S1225 A cloture motion was entered to close further debate on the nomination of Mr. Paez (listed above) and, in accordance with the provisions of Rule XXII of the Standing Rules of the Senate, a vote on the cloture motion will occur on Wednesday, March 8, 2000. Page S1225 A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that notwithstanding Rule 22, votes scheduled on the cloture motions (listed above) occur in the order in which they were filed, and that the mandatory quorum under Rule 22 in each case be waived. Page S1225 FAA Authorization Conference Report--Agreement: A unanimous-consent-time agreement was reached providing for the consideration of the conference report on H.R. 1000, to amend title 49, United States Code, to reauthorize programs of the Federal Aviation Administration, on Wednesday, March 8, 2000, with a vote to occur thereon. Page S1225 Export Administration Act Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for the consideration of S. 1712, to provide authority to control exports, on Wednesday, March 8, 2000. Page S1226 Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nomination: By unanimous vote of 93 yeas (Vote No. EX. 34), Julio M. Fuentes, of New Jersey, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Third Circuit. Pages S1223-25, S1245 Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations: Rudy deLeon, of California, to be Deputy Secretary of Defense. Douglas A. Dworkin, of Maryland, to be General Counsel of the Department of Defense. James V. Aidala, of Virginia, to be Assistant Administrator for Toxic Substances of the Environmental Protection Agency. Donald Arthur Mahley, of Virginia, a Career Member of the Senior Executive Service, for the rank of Ambassador during his tenure of service as Special Negotiator for Chemical and Biological Arms Control Issues. 28 Air Force nominations in the rank of general. A routine list in the Army. Pages S1244-45 Communications: Pages S1231-32 Petitions: Page S1232 Statements on Introduced Bills: Pages S1233-40 Additional Cosponsors: Pages S1240-42 Notices of Hearings: Page S1243 Authority for Committees: Page S1243 Additional Statements: Pages S1229-31 Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--34) Page S1224 Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m., and adjourned at 5:55 p.m., until 9:30 a.m., on Wednesday, March 8, 2000. (For Senate's program, see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S1244.) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/155862-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Senate Proceeding http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/155862-1 Tue, 07 Mar 2000 14:59:40 GMT http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/155606-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Senate Proceeding http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/155606-1 Wed, 23 Feb 2000 19:01:05 GMT http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/155573-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Senate Proceeding http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/155573-1 Tue, 22 Feb 2000 19:16:04 GMT The Senate Foreign Relations Committee heard testimony about Russian intelligence activities directed at the Department of State, including the bugging of a conference room in 1999. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/155337-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Senate Committee http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/155337-1 Fri, 11 Feb 2000 12:59:46 GMT Measures Introduced: Nine bills and one resolution were introduced, as follows: S. 2042-2050, and S. Res. 255. Page S538 Measures Reported: Reports were made as follows: S. 1794, to designate the Federal courthouse at 145 East Simpson Avenue in Jackson, Wyoming, as the ``Clifford P. Hansen Federal Courthouse''. Page S538 Honoring Bob Collins: Senate agreed to S. Res. 255, recognizing and honoring Bob Collins, and expressing the condolences of the Senate to his family on his death. Page S554 Nuclear Waste Policy Amendments Act: Senate continued consideration of S. 1287, to provide for the storage of spent nuclear fuel pending completion of the nuclear waste repository, taking action on the following amendments proposed thereto: Pages S514-20, S522-34 Adopted: Murkowski Amendment No. 2813 (to Amendment No. 2808), in the nature of a substitute. Page S522 Murkowski (for Conrad) Amendment No. 2819 (to Amendment No. 2813), to include the State of North Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin, and Michigan in the study required by this Act. Page S522 Pending: Lott (for Murkowski) Amendment No. 2808, in the nature of a substitute. Pages S514-20, S522-34 A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further consideration of the bill and pending substitute amendment on Thursday, February 10, 2000, with a vote on final passage to occur at 11 a.m. Page S554 A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that the cloture vote scheduled to occur on S. 1287 be vitiated. Page S522 Removal of Injunction of Secrecy: The injunction of secrecy was removed from the following treaty: Rotterdam Convention concerning Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade (Treaty Doc. No. 106-21) The treaty was transmitted to the Senate today, considered as having been read for the first time, and referred, with accompanying papers, to the Committee on Foreign Relations and was ordered to be printed. Page S559 Messages From the President: Senate received the following messages from the President of the United States: Transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to the emigration laws and policies of Albania; to the Committee on Finance. (PM-85) Page S535 Transmitting the report of three rescissions of budget authority; which was referred jointly, pursuant to the order of January 30, 1975; to the Committees on the Budget, Appropriations, Energy and Natural Resources, and Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (PM-86) Page S535 Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations: 18 Army nominations in the rank of general. Pages S554, S562 Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations: John Antoon II, to be United States District Judge for the Middle District of Florida. Robert J. Cindrich, of Pennsylvania, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Third Circuit. John R. Dinger, of Florida, to be Ambassador to Mongolia. Audrey G. Fleissig, to be United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri. Phyllis J. Hamilton, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of California. Douglas Alan Hartwick, of Washington, to be Ambassador to the Lao People's Democratic Republic. Christopher Robert Hill, of Rhode Island, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Poland. Donna Jean Hrinak, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Venezuela. Kent R. Markus, of Ohio, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Sixth Circuit. [Page: D69] Danny Lee McDonald, of Oklahoma, to be a Member of the Federal Election Commission. Christopher A. McLean, of Nebraska, to be Administrator, Rural Utilities Service, Department of Agriculture. John Martin O'Keefe, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Kyrgyz Republic. Mary Ann Peters, of California, to be Ambassador to the People's Republic of Bangladesh. Marc Racicot, of Montana, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Corporation for National and Community Service. Bradley A. Smith, of Ohio, to be a Member of the Federal Election Commission. Alan D. Solomont, of Massachusetts, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Corporation for National and Community Service. 2 Navy nominations in the rank of admiral. Routine lists in the Navy, Army, and Marine Corps. Pages S559-62 Messages From the President: Page S535 Messages From the House: Pages S535-36 Communications: Pages S536-37 Executive Reports of Committees: Page S538 Statements on Introduced Bills: Pages S538-51 Additional Cosponsors: Page S551 Amendments Submitted: Page S552 Authority for Committees: Page S552 Additional Statements: Pages S552-54 Privileges of the Floor: Page S552 Adjournment: Senate convened at 10:30 a.m., and adjourned at 6:28 p.m., until 10 a.m., on Thursday, February 10, 2000. (For Senate's program, see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S554.) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/155315-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Senate Proceeding http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/155315-1 Wed, 09 Feb 2000 19:16:06 GMT Secretary Albright testified about a variety of funding and foreign policy priorities. She also talked about the Russian war in Chechnya and about efforts to build an anti-missile defense system. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/155259-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Senate Committee http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/155259-1 Wed, 09 Feb 2000 01:00:52 GMT Measures Introduced: Eight bills and one resolution were introduced, as follows: S. 2027-2034, and S.J. Res. 39. Page S328 Northern Mariana Islands Covenant Implementation Act--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for consideration of S. 1052, to implement further the Act (Public Law 94-241) approving the Covenant to Establish a Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in Political Union with the United States of America, on Monday, February 7, 2000. Page S340 Removal of Injunction of Secrecy: The injunction of secrecy was removed from the following treaty: Treaty with Romania on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters (Treaty Doc. No. 106-20) The treaty was transmitted to the Senate today, considered as having been read for the first time, and referred, with accompanying papers, to the Committee on Foreign Relations and was ordered to be printed. Page S340 Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nomination: By 89 yeas 4 nays (Vote No. EX. 6), Alan Greenspan, of New York, to be Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. Pages S305-08, S344 Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations: Edward McGaffigan, Jr., of Virginia, to be a Member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Luis J. Lauredo, of Florida, to be Permanent Representative of the United States to the Organization of American States, with the rank of Ambassador. Mark L. Schneider, of California, to be Director of the Peace Corps. Janie L. Jeffers, of Maryland, to be a Commissioner of the United States Parole Commission. Marie F. Ragghianti, of Tennessee, to be a Commissioner of the United States Parole Commission. Frank S. Holleman III, of South Carolina, to be Deputy Secretary of Education. Leonard R. Page, of Michigan, to be General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board. Clifford Gregory Stewart, of New Jersey, to be General Counsel of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Stuart E. Weisberg, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission. Page S344 Messages From the House: Page S326 Communications: Pages S326-28 Statements on Introduced Bills: Pages S328-34 Additional Cosponsors: Pages S334-35 Notices of Hearings: Page S335 Authority for Committees: Page S335 Additional Statements: Pages S336-40 Privileges of the Floor: Page S336 Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--6) Page S308 Adjournment: Senate convened at 10:30 a.m., and adjourned at 4:36 p.m., until 12 noon, on Monday, February 7, 2000. (For Senate's program, see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S340.) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/155165-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Senate Proceeding http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/155165-1 Thu, 03 Feb 2000 15:30:12 GMT http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/154975-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Senate Proceeding http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/154975-1 Wed, 26 Jan 2000 19:17:18 GMT Measures Introduced: Five bills and three resolutions were introduced, as follows: S. 1999-2003, and S. Res. 242-244. Page S37 Measures Reported: Reports were made as follows: Reported on December 7, 1999 (during sine die adjournment): S. 1198, to amend chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, to provide for a report by the General Accounting Office to Congress on agency regulatory actions, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 106-225) Reported on January 7, 2000 (during sine die adjournment): S. 1144, to provide increased flexibility in use of highway funding, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 106-226) S. 1114, to amend the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 to establish a more cooperative and effective method for rulemaking that takes into account the special needs and concerns of smaller miners. (S. Rept. No. 106-227) Notification to the President: Senate agreed to S. Res. 242, notifying the President that the Senate is ready to proceed to business. Page S2 Notification to the House of Representatives: Senate agreed to S. Res. 243, notifying the House that the Senate is ready to proceed to business. Page S2 Expressing Sympathy for Seton Hall Victims: Senate agreed to S. Res. 244, expressing sympathy for the victims of the tragic fire at Seton Hall University in South Orange, New Jersey on January 19, 2000. Page S6 Bankruptcy Reform--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that the pending cloture vote on S. 625, to amend title 11, United States Code, be vitiated, and the Senate resume consideration of the bill and certain pending amendments on Tuesday, January 25, 2000 at 2:15 p.m. Pages S11, S44 Further, that following disposition of certain amendments, the bill be read a third time, the Senate then proceed to the House companion measure, H.R. 833, that all after the enacting clause be stricken and the text of S. 625 be inserted in lieu thereof, the House bill be read a third time and the Senate then proceed to a vote on passage of the House bill, as amended. The Senate insist on its amendment, request a conference with the House, and S. 625 then be placed back on the calendar. Page S11 Nominations Returned to the President--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that certain nominations be returned to the President. Page S11 Orbit Bill--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that the Senate withdraw its request of November 19, 1999 for a conference on S. 376, to amend the Communications Satellite Act of 1962 to promote competition and privatization in satellite communications, and agree to the conference, with the same conferees previously appointed by the Senate, requested by the House of Representatives on November 10, 1999, which message was transmitted to the Senate today. Page S11 Appointments: The Chair announced the following appointments made during the sine die adjournment: Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial Commission: Pursuant to provisions of Public Law 106-79, on behalf of the President pro tempore, after consultation D2with the Majority and Minority Leaders, the appointment of the following Senators to the Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial Commission: Senators Stevens and Roberts. Page S11 International Financial Institution Advisory Commission: Pursuant to provisions of Public Law 105-277, on behalf of the Democratic Leader, who consulted with the Minority Leader of the House, the appointment of the following individual to serve as a member of the International Financial Institution Advisory Commission: C. Fred Bergsten, of Virginia, vice Paul A. Volcker, of New York, resigned. Page S11 Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations: [Page: D2] Alan Greenspan, of New York, to be Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. Edward B. Montgomery, of Maryland, to be Deputy Secretary of Labor. Page S45 Messages From the House: Pages S14-16 Communications: Pages S16-36 Statements on Introduced Bills: Pages S37-40 Additional Cosponsors: Pages S40-42 Notices of Hearings: Page S42 Additional Statements: Pages S42-44 Adjournment: Senate convened at 12:03 p.m., and adjourned at 6:47 p.m., until 11:30 a.m., on Tuesday, January 25, 2000. (For Senate's program, see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S44.) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/153820-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Senate Proceeding http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/153820-1 Mon, 24 Jan 2000 16:59:52 GMT http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/153522-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Senate Proceeding http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/153522-1 Wed, 10 Nov 1999 14:29:30 GMT Witnesses testified regarding lessons learned from the Asian economic crisis and the actions of the International Monetary Fund in resolving the crisis. They focused on the need for countries to have a strong economic policy, and private sector coordination. They also recommended that the IMF institute better surveillance of countries banking practices, and enforce more comprehensive bankruptcy laws. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/153395-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Senate Committee http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/153395-1 Sat, 06 Nov 1999 09:11:08 GMT http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/153357-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Senate Proceeding http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/153357-1 Thu, 04 Nov 1999 14:29:30 GMT Ambassador Holbrooke testified about the U.S. agenda in the United Nations. Among the issues he addressed were paying the U.S. debt to the UN, peacekeeping efforts around the world, and the U.S. national security interests in supporting UN efforts. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/153341-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Senate Committee http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/153341-1 Thu, 04 Nov 1999 03:49:44 GMT Senators will hear testimony regarding U.S. relations with the World Trade Organization. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/153302-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Senate Committee http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/153302-1 Sun, 07 Nov 1999 11:33:40 GMT The Senate will hear debate over the African trade bill. In his capacity as a senator from Kansas, Sen. Roberts (R-KS) adjourned the Senate. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/153037-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Senate Proceeding http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/153037-1 Fri, 22 Oct 1999 13:29:26 GMT