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SUMMARY
Executive Business Meeting
Senate Judiciary Committee
Thursday, June 29, 2000
226 Dirksen Senate Office Building at 10:00 a.m.





Nominations| Legislation | Commemoratives | Statements

I.Nominations:

Daniel Marcus
of Maryland, to be Associate Attorney General.
STATUS HELD OVER

David W. Ogden
of Virginia, to be Assistant Attorney General.
STATUS HELD OVER

II.Executive Business:
Resolution to authorize subpoena duces tucem to Secretary of State Madeleine Albright for documents related to Elian Gonzalez.
Sponsored by Senator Hatch
STATUS HELD OVER. VOTE TO APPROVE ON JUNE 27, 2000 WAS RESCINDED.



III.Legislation:
S. 2448, the Internet Integrity and Critical Infrastructure Protection Act of 2000
Sponsored by Senators Hatch/Schumer
STATUS HELD OVER

S. 353, Class Action Fairness Act of 1999 // H.R. 1875, the Interstate Class Action Jurisdiction Act of 1999
Sponsored by Senator Grassley/Kohl/
Sponsored by Senator Goodlatte
STATUS ORDERED REPORTED FAVORABLY BY A VOTE OF 11 YEAS, 7 NAYS, AS AMENDED BY AN AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE

S. 2787, Violence Against Women Act of 2000
Sponsored by Senators Biden/Hatch
STATUS ORDERED REPORTED FAVORABLY BY A VOTE OF 17 YEAS, 0 NAYS, 1 PASS

S. 2413, the Bullet Proof Vest Partnership Grant Act of 2000
Sponsored by Senators Campbell/Leahy
STATUS ORDERED REPORTED FAVORABLY BY UNANIMOUS CONSENT

H.R. 3646, Persian Gulf Evacuee Private Relief Bill
Sponsored by Senator Abraham
STATUS ORDERED REPORTED FAVORABLY, BY UNANIMOUS CONSENT, AS AMENDED BY AN AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE WHICH WAS AMENDED BY A KENNEDY AMENDMENT

S. ___ Waiver of the Loyalty Oath for Disabled Persons
Sponsored by Senators Hatch/Dodd/Feinstein
STATUS

S. 869, for the relief of Mina Vahedi Notash
Sponsored by Senator Feinstein
STATUS ORDERED REPORTED

S. Con. Res. 53, a concurrent resolution condemning all prejudice against individuals of Asian and Pacific Island ancestry in the United States.
Sponsored by Senator Feinstein
STATUS ORDERED REPORTED

S. 2516, the Fugitive Apprehension Act of 2000
Sponsored by Senator Thurmond
STATUS ORDERED REPORTED

S. 1898, the Interstate Transportation of Dangerous Criminals Act of 1999
Sponsored by Senators Dorgan/Ashcroft
STATUS ORDERED REPORTED


IV.Statements:
Senator Patrick Leahy, Ranking Minority Member
Opening Statement

Statement on Tobacco Amendment to S. 353

Statement on Environmental Amendment to S. 353

Statement on S. 2413, the Bullet Proof Vest Partnership Grant Act of 2000

Statement on S. 2787, Violence Against Women Act of 2000

Statement on the Elian Gonzalez Matter



Senator Joseph Biden
Violence Against Women Act of 2000