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“Senate” mentioning the U.S. Dept. of Transportation was published in the Daily Digest section on pages D1082-D1083 on Oct. 4, 1999.
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Monday, October 4, 1999
Daily Digest
Senate
Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S11823-S11890
Measures Introduced: Three bills and two resolutions were introduced, as follows: S. 1683-1685, S.J. Res. 35, and S. Res. 195.
Page S11879
Measures Reported: Reports were made as follows:
Special Report entitled ``The 1999 Joint Economic Report.'' (S. Rept. No. 106-169)
S. 1236, to extend the deadline under the Federal Power Act for commencement of the construction of the Arrowrock Dam Hydroelectric Project in the State of Idaho. (S. Rept. No. 106-170)
S.J. Res. 3, proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to protect the rights of crime victims, with an amendment.
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Measures Passed:
Commending Dr. William Ransom Wood: Senate agreed to S. Res. 195, expressing the sense of the Senate concerning Dr. William Ransom Wood.
Page S11867
Air Transportation Improvement Act: Senate began consideration of S. 82, to authorize appropriations for the Federal Aviation Administration, withdrawing committee amendments, and taking action on the following amendments proposed thereto:
Pages S11824-48, S11851-59
Adopted:
Gorton (for McCain) Amendment No. 1891, in the nature of a substitute.
Pages S11846, S11851
Rockefeller (for Levin/Abraham) Amendment No. 1899, to provide for designation of at least one general aviation airport from among the current or former military airports that are eligible for certain grant funds.
Page S11859
Pending:
Gorton Amendment No. 1892, to consolidate and revise provisions relating to slot rules for certain airports.
Pages S11851-54
Gorton (for Rockefeller/Gorton) Amendment No. 1893, to improve the efficiency of the air traffic control system.
Pages S11854-57
Baucus Amendment No. 1898, to require the reporting of the reasons for delays or cancellations in air flights.
Pages S11857-59
A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further consideration of the bill and amendments to be proposed thereto, on Tuesday, October 5, 1999.
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Nominations: Senate began consideration of the nominations of Ronnie L. White, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Missouri, Brian Theadore Stewart, to be United States District Judge for the District of Utah, and Raymond C. Fisher, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit.
Pages S11867-76
Senate will resume consideration of the nominations on Tuesday, October 5, 1999 at 2:15 p.m., with votes to occur thereon.
Transportation Appropriations--Conference Report: By 88 yeas to 3 nays
(Vote No. 306), Senate agreed to the conference report on H.R. 2084, making appropriations for the Department of Transportation and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, clearing the measure for the President.
Pages S11862-67
Appointment:
Office of Compliance Board of Directors: The Chair, on behalf of the Majority and Minority Leaders of the Senate and the Speaker and Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, pursuant to Public Law 104-1, announced the joint appointment of the following individuals as members of the Board of Directors of the Office of Compliance: Alan V. Friedman, of California, Susan B. Robfogel, of New York, and Barbara Childs Wallace, of Mississippi.
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Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
Alphonso Maldon, Jr., of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense.
John K. Veroneau, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense.
Bill Richardson, of New Mexico, to be the Representative of the United States of America to the Forty-third Session of the General Conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency.
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Messages From the House:
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Communications:
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Statements of Introduced Bills:
Pages S11879-82
Additional Cosponsors:
Pages S11882-83
Amendments Submitted:
Pages S11883-89
Notices of Hearings:
Pages S11889-90
Additional Statements:
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Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--306)
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Adjournment: Senate convened at 12:01 p.m., and adjourned at 7:40 p.m., until 9:30 a.m., on Tuesday, October 5, 1999. (For Senate's program, see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S11890.)
