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“Highlights + Senate” mentioning the U.S. Dept of Agriculture was published in the Daily Digest section on pages D668-D670 on June 27, 2000.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
Tuesday, June 27, 2000
Daily Digest
HIGHLIGHTS
The House passed H.R. 3733, Energy and Water Development
Appropriations.
The House passed H.R. 4762, Disclosure of Political Activities by
Section 527 Organizations.
House Committee ordered reported the Foreign Operations, Export
Financing and Related Programs appropriations for fiscal year
2001.
Senate
Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S5823-S5939
Measures Introduced: Eleven bills and one resolution were introduced, as follows: S. 2792-2802, and S. Res. 328.
Page S5884
Measures Reported: Reports were made as follows:
S. 610, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain land under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management in Washakie County and Big Horn County, Wyoming, to the Westside Irrigation District, Wyoming, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 106-313)
S. 1367, to amend the Act which established the Saint-Gaudens Historic Site, in the State of New Hampshire, by modifying the boundary and for other purposes, with an amendment. (S. Rept. No. 106-314)
S. 1894, to provide for the conveyance of certain land to Park County, Wyoming, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 106-315)
S. 2352, to designate portions of the Wekiva River and associated tributaries as a component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 106-316)
S. 2421, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study of the suitability and feasibility of establishing an Upper Housatonic Valley National Heritage Area in Connecticut and Massachusetts. (S. Rept. No. 106-317)
S. 2478, to require the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a theme study on the peopling of America, with amendments. (S. Rept. No. 106-
318)
S. 2485, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to provide assistance in planning and constructing a regional heritage center in Calais, Maine, with an amendment. (S. Rept. No. 106-319)
H.R. 1749, to designate Wilson Creek in Avery and Caldwell Counties, North Carolina, as a component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. (S. Rept. No. 106-320)
H.R. 2932, To direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study of the Golden Spike/Crossroads of the West National Heritage Area Study Area and to establish the Crossroads of the West Historic District in the State of Utah. (S. Rept. No. 106-321)
H.R. 3201, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to study the suitability and feasibility of designating the Carter G. Woodson Home in the District of Columbia as a National Historic Site. (S. Rept. No. 106-322)
S. 662, 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, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 106-323)
S. 2071, to benefit electricity consumers by promoting the reliability of the bulk-power system, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute.
Pages S5882-83
Measures Passed:
Commending Louisiana State University Tigers: Senate agreed to S. Res. 328, to commend and congratulate the Louisiana State University Tigers on winning the 2000 College World Series.
Pages S5934-35
Policy of Indian Self-Determination Anniversary: Senate agreed to S. Res. 277, commemorating the 30th Anniversary of the Policy of Indian Self-Determination.
Page S5935
Labor/HHS/Education Appropriations: Senate continued consideration of H.R. 4577, making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001, taking action on the following amendments proposed thereto:
Pages S5823-73
Adopted:
By a unanimous vote of 96 yeas (Vote No. 145), Cochran Amendment No. 3625, to implement pilot programs for antimicrobial resistance monitoring and prevention.
Page S5829
Reid Amendment No. 3629, to express the sense of the Senate concerning needlestick injury prevention.
Pages S5831, S5832
Reid Amendment No. 3630, to provide for the establishment of a clearinghouse on safe needle technology.
Pages S5831, S5832
Wyden Modified Amendment No. 3632, to provide that none of the funds made available under this Act may be made available to any entity under the Public Health Service Act after September 1, 2001, unless a proposal to require a reasonable rate of return on intramural and extramural research is provided.
Pages S5832-34
Inhofe Modified Amendment No. 3633, to increase funding for Impact Aid basic support payments and to provide an offset.
Pages S5834-36
Smith (of N.H.) Modified Amendment No. 3628 (to Amendment No. 3610), to provide for a General Accounting Office study into Federal fetal tissue practices.
Pages S5829-31, S5864, S5869
Hatch/Leahy Amendment No. 3653 (to Amendment No. 3610), of a perfecting nature.
Pages S5864-66, S5868
By 95 yeas to 3 nays (Vote No. 149), McCain Amendment No. 3610, to enhance protection of children using the Internet.
Pages S5836-38, S5866-68, S5869
By 75 yeas to 24 nays (Vote No. 150), Santorum Amendment No. 3635, to prohibit universal telecommunication service assistance for schools or libraries that fail to implement a filtering or blocking system for computers with internet access or adopt Internet use policies.
Pages S5842-45, S5866, S5869
Pending:
Harkin (for Daschle) Amendment No. 3658, to fund a coordinated national effort to prevent, detect, and educate the public concerning Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and Fetal Alcohol Effect and to identify effective interventions for children, adolescents, and adults with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and Fetal Alcohol Effect.
Page S5870
Hutchison/Collins Amendment No. 3619, to clarify that funds appropriated under this Act to carry out innovative programs under section 6301(b) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 shall be available for same gender schools.
Pages S5870-73
During consideration of this measure today, the Senate also took the following actions:
By 47 yeas to 52 nays (Vote No. 146), 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 Wellstone Amendment No. 3631, to increase funding for part A of title 1 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965. Subsequently, a point of order that the amendment was in violation of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 was sustained, and the amendment thus fell.
Pages S5838-42, S5845-53, S5861-62
By 49 yeas to 50 nays (Vote No. 147), three-fifths of those Senators duly chosen and sworn not having voted in the affirmative, Senate rejected a motion to waive section 302(f) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 with respect to the consideration of Bingaman Amendment No. 3649, to ensure accountability in programs for disadvantaged students and to assist States in their efforts to turn around failing schools. Subsequently, a point of order that the amendment was in violation of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 was sustained, and the amendment thus fell.
Pages S5853-58, S5862
By 44 yeas to 55 nays (Vote No. 148), three-fifths of those Senators duly chosen and sworn not having voted in the affirmative, Senate rejected a motion to waive section 302(f) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 with respect to the consideration of Murray Amendment No. 3604, to provide for class-size reduction. Subsequently, a point of order that the amendment was in violation of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 was sustained, and the amendment thus fell.
Pages S5858-61, S5863
A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further consideration of the bill and pending amendments on Wednesday, June 28, 2000, with votes to occur on, or in relation to, the pending amendments beginning at 9:45 a.m.
Page S5937
Removal of Injunction of Secrecy: The injunction of secrecy was removed from the following treaty:
Extradition Treaty with Sri Lanka (Treaty Doc. No. 106-34).
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.
Page S5937
Messages From the President: Senate received the following messages from the President of the United States:
Transmitting, pursuant to law, the report on the expanded threat reduction initiative; to the Committee on Armed Services. (PM-118)
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Transmitting, pursuant to law, a report on the national emergency with respect to Iran; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (PM-119)
Page S5881
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
Anna Blackburne-Rigsby, of the District of Columbia, to be an Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia for the term of fifteen years.
Thomas J. Motley, of the District of Columbia, to be an Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia for the term of fifteen years.
Christopher A. McLean, of Nebraska, to be Administrator, Rural Utilities Service, Department of Agriculture.
John McAdam Mott, of the District of Columbia, to be an Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia for the term of fifteen years.
J. Randolph Babbitt, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Federal Aviation Management Advisory Council for a term of three years. (New Position)
Robert W. Baker, of Texas, to be a Member of the Federal Aviation Management Advisory Council for a term of three years. (New Position)
Geoffrey T. Crowley, of Wisconsin, to be a Member of the Federal Aviation Management Advisory Council for a term of two years. (New Position)
Robert A. Davis, of Washington, to be a Member of the Federal Aviation Management Advisory Council for a term of two years. (New Position)
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.
(New Position)
Edward M. Bolen, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Federal Aviation Management Advisory Council for a term of two years. (New Position)
5 Air Force nominations in the rank of general.
10 Army nominations in the rank of general.
2 Marine Corps nominations in the rank of general.
44 Navy nominations in the rank of admiral.
Routine lists in the Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Marine Corps, Navy.
Pages S5935-37, S5937-39
Messages From the President:
Page S5881
Messages From the House:
Pages S5881-82
Measures Referred:
Page S5882
Communications:
Page S5882
Executive Reports of Committees:
Page S5883
Statements on Introduced Bills:
Pages S5884-S5911
Additional Cosponsors:
Pages S5911-13
Amendments Submitted:
Pages S1913-33
Notices of Hearings:
Page S5933
Authority for Committees:
Pages S5933-34
Additional Statements:
Pages S5878-81
Enrolled Bills Presented:
Page S5882
Privileges of the Floor:
Page S5934
Record Votes: Six record votes were taken today. (Total--150)
Pages S5829, S5862-63, S5869
Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:33 a.m., and adjourned at 9:02 p.m., until 9:30 a.m., on Wednesday, June 28, 2000. (For Senate's program, see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S5937.)
