[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 30 (Tuesday, March 11, 1997)]
[Senate]
[Pages S2145-S2146]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          AMENDMENTS SUBMITTED

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COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS EXPENDITURES AUTHORIZATION RESOLUTION

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                   LOTT (AND WARNER) AMENDMENT NO. 22

  Mr. LOTT (for himself and Mr. Warner) proposed an amendment to 
amendment No. 21 proposed by Mr. Glenn to the resolution (S. Res. 39) 
authorizing expenditures by the Committee on Government Affairs; as 
follows:

       In the pending amendment, strike all after ``(b)'' and 
     insert the following:
       ``(b) Purpose of Additional Funds.--The additional funds 
     authorized by this section are for the sole purpose of 
     conducting an investigation of illegal activities in 
     connection with 1996 Federal election campaigns.
       ``(c) Referral to Committee on Rules and Administration.--
     Because the Committee on Rules and Administration, not the 
     Committee on Governmental Affairs, has jurisdiction (rule 25) 
     over all proposed legislation and other matters relating to--
       ``(1) federal elections generally, including the election 
     of the President, the Vice President, and Members of the 
     Congress, and
       ``(2) corrupt practices,

     the Committee on Governmental Affairs shall refer to the 
     Committee on Rules and Administration any evidence of 
     activities in connection with 1996 federal election campaigns 
     which activities are not illegal but which may require 
     investigation by a Committee of the Senate revealed pursuant 
     to the investigation authorized by subsection (b).''
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                   LOTT (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENT NO. 23

  Mr. LOTT (for himself, Mr. Thompson, and Mr. Warner) proposed an

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amendment to the resolution (S. Res. 39) supra; as follows:

       On page 10, line 19 after the word ``illegal'' add ``and 
     improper''.
       On page 10, line 23 after the word ``illegal'' add ``and 
     improper''.

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