Member of Congress
Jim Jeffords
- Role
- Former Senator
- State
- VT
- Party
- Independent
Speeches
ENERGY CONSERVATION REAUTHORIZATION ACT OF 19981998-10-08
Mr. JEFFORDS
Mr. JEFFORDS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that reading of the amendment be dispensed with.
GLACIER BAY NATIONAL PARK BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT ACT OF 19981998-10-08
Mr. JEFFORDS
Mr. JEFFORDS. Mr. President, I now ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the consideration of H.R. 3903.
Mr. JEFFORDS. Mr. President, I send an amendment to the desk and ask for its immediate consideration.
Mr. JEFFORDS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that reading of the amendment be dispensed with.
Mr. JEFFORDS. Mr. President, I ask that the amendment be agreed to, the bill be read the third time and passed, and the motion to reconsider laid upon the table.
MAHATMA GANDHI MEMORIAL1998-10-08
Mr. JEFFORDS
Mr. JEFFORDS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the bill be read the third time and passed, the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table, and that any statements relating to the bill be printed at this point in the Record.
VITIATION OF PASSAGE OF H.R. 39031998-10-08
Mr. JEFFORDS
Mr. JEFFORDS. I ask unanimous consent that passage of H.R. 3903 be vitiated.
PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND ORGANIZATIONS1998-10-08
Mr. JEFFORDS
Mr. JEFFORDS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate now proceed to the consideration of Calendar No. 680, S. 2524.
Mr. JEFFORDS. I ask unanimous consent that the bill be considered read a third time and passed, the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table, and that any statements relating to the bill appear in the Record.
COMMERCIAL SPACE ACT OF 19981998-10-08
Mr. JEFFORDS
Mr. JEFFORDS. Mr. President, I ask the Chair lay before the Senate a message from the House of Representatives on the bill (H.R. 1702) to encourage the development of commercial space industry in the United States, and for other purpsoes. The PRESIDING OFFICER laid before the Senate the following message from the House of Representatives: Resolved, That the House agree to the amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 1702) entitled ``An Act to encourage the development of a commercial space industry in the United States, and for other purposes'', with the following amendment: In lieu of the matter proposed to be inserted by the Senate amendment, insert the following:
Mr. JEFFORDS. I ask unanimous consent that the Senate agree to the House amendment to the Senate amendment.
NEOTROPICAL MIGRATORY BIRD CONSERVATION ACT1998-10-08
Mr. JEFFORDS
Mr. JEFFORDS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the consideration of Calendar No. 521, S. 1970.
Mr. JEFFORDS. I ask unanimous consent the committee amendments be withdrawn. Senator Chafee has a substitute at the desk, and I ask for its consideration.
Mr. JEFFORDS. I ask unanimous consent that the amendment be agreed to, the bill be read a third time and passed, the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table, and that any statements relating to the bill appear in the Record.
CHARTER SCHOOLS AMENDMENTS ACT OF 19971998-10-08
Mr. JEFFORDS
Mr. JEFFORDS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Labor Committee be discharged from further consideration of H.R. 2616, and the Senate then proceed to its immediate consideration.
Mr. JEFFORDS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the amendment be agreed to, the bill be read a third time and passed, the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table, and that any statements relating to the bill appear in the Record.
REFERRAL OF THE NOMINATION OF DAVID C. WILLIAMS1998-10-08
Mr. JEFFORDS
Mr. JEFFORDS. I ask unanimous consent that when the Finance Committee favorably reports the nomination of David C. Williams to be Inspector General at the Department of the Treasury on October 9, 1998, the nomination will be immediately referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs for a period not to exceed 20 days.
WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT ACT 19981998-10-08
Mr. JEFFORDS
Mr. JEFFORDS. Senator Chafee has two amendments at the desk and I ask for their consideration en bloc.
Mr. JEFFORDS. I ask unanimous consent that the amendments be agreed to en bloc, the committee substitute be agreed to, the bill be considered read a third time and passed, the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table, and that any statements relating to the bill be printed in the Record.
AMENDING THE OMNIBUS PARKS AND PUBLIC LANDS MANAGEMENT ACT OF 19961998-10-08
Mr. JEFFORDS
Mr. JEFFORDS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Energy Committee be discharged from further consideration of S. 2427, and the Senate then proceed to its immediate consideration.
Mr. JEFFORDS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the bill be read a third time and passed, the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table, and that any statements relating to the bill appear in the Record.
ASSISTING THE IRISH PEACE PROCESS1998-10-08
Mr. JEFFORDS
Mr. JEFFORDS. I ask unanimous consent the Senate now proceed to the immediate consideration of H.R. 4293 which was received from the House.
Mr. JEFFORDS. I ask unanimous consent that the bill be considered read a third time and passed, the motion to reconsider be laid on the table, and that any statements relating to the bill be printed in the Record.
RHINOCEROS AND TIGER CONSERVATION ACT OF 19981998-10-08
Mr. JEFFORDS
Mr. JEFFORDS. Senator Chafee has a technical amendment at the desk, and I ask for its consideration.
Mr. JEFFORDS. I ask unanimous consent the amendment be agreed to, the committee substitute be agreed to, the bill be considered read a third time and passed, the amendment to the title be agreed to, and the title, as amended, be agreed to, the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table, and that any statements relating to the bill be printed in the Record.