[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 84 (Tuesday, June 17, 1997)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D621-D622]
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                                             Tuesday, June 17, 1997

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      Senate passed Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S5717-S5891
Measures Introduced: Fourteen bills and three resolutions were 
introduced, as follows: S. 915-928, S. Res. 100-101, and S. Con. Res. 
33.                                                      
  Pages S5790-91
Measures Reported: Reports were made as follows:
  S. 924, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1998 for military 
activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and 
for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe 
personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Forces. (S. 
Rept. No. 105-29)                                            
Page S5790
Measures Passed:
   Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act: Committee on Foreign 
Relations was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 1757, to 
consolidate international affairs agencies and to authorize 
appropriations for the Department of State and related agencies for 
fiscal years 1998 and 1999 and, by 90 yeas to 5 nays (Vote No. 105), 
the bill was then passed, after striking all after the enacting clause 
and inserting in lieu thereof the text of S. 903, Senate companion 
measure, after taking action on further amendments proposed thereto, as 
follows:                                       
  Pages S5722-34, S5737-89
Adopted:
  By a unanimous vote of 98 yeas (Vote No. 101), DeWine/Graham Modified 
Amendment No. 383, to deny entry to the United States to Haitians who 
have been credibly alleged to have ordered, carried out, or sought to 
conceal extrajudicial killings.                   
Pages S5722, S5732-33
  By a unanimous vote of 96 yeas (Vote No. 103), Bennett Amendment No. 
392, to express the sense of the Senate on enforcement of the Iran-Iraq 
Arms Non-Proliferation Act of 1992 with respect to the acquisition by 
Iran of C-802 cruise missiles.                 
Pages S5737-38, S5741-42
  Sarbanes Modified Amendment No. 393, to strike those provisions 
limiting funding for U.S. memberships in international organizations 
and requiring withdrawal from organizations which exceed that 
limitation.                                       
Pages S5738-39, S5749
  Inouye Modified Amendment No. 376, to authorize funds for the Center 
for Cultural and Technical Interchange between East and West. 
                                                  Pages S5739, S5749-50
  Smith (of Oregon)/Thomas Amendment No. 396, to express the sense of 
the Senate on the persecution of Christian minorities in the People's 
Republic of China.                                           
Page S5750
  Hutchison Amendment No. 397, to express the sense of the Congress 
that the North Atlantic Treaty Organization should consider a formal 
dispute resolution process.                              
Pages S5753-54
  Helms/Biden Amendment 399, to make technical and clerical 
corrections.                                             
Pages S5756-57
  Helms (for Murkowski/Rockefeller) Amendment No 400, relating to the 
Japan-United States Friendship Commission.               
Pages S5758-64
  Helms (for Murkowski/Rockefeller) Amendment No. 401, to express the 
sense of the Senate on the use of funds in the Japan-United States 
Friendship Trust Fund.                                   
Pages S5758-64
  Helms (for Graham/McCain) Amendment No. 402, to express the sense of 
the Congress that aviation safety be placed on the agenda for the 
Summit of the Americas to be held in Santiago, Chile, in March 1998. 
                                                         Pages S5758-64
  Helms (for Abraham) Amendment No. 403, to express the sense of the 
Senate regarding United States policy toward the People's Republic of 
China.                                                   
Pages S5758-64
  Helms (for Feinstein) Amendment No. 404, to express the sense of the 
Senate encouraging programs by the National Endowment for Democracy 
regarding the rule of law in China.                      
Pages S5758-64
  Helms (for D'Amato) Amendment No. 405, to express the sense of the 
Senate concerning the Palestinian Authority.             
Pages S5758-64

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  Helms (for Hollings/Murray) Amendment No. 406, to provide funds for 
renovation and construction of housing at the U.S. Embassy in Beijing 
and the U.S. Consulate in Shanghai, China.               
Pages S5758-64
  Helms (for Feingold) Amendment No. 407, to provide for an independent 
Inspector General for the Broadcasting Board of Governors. 
                                                         Pages S5758-64
  Helms (for Grams/Wellstone) Amendment No. 408, to assist victims of 
torture by providing funding for the United Nations Voluntary Fund for 
Victims of Torture.                                      
Pages S5758-64
  Helms (for McCain) Amendment No. 409, to clarify that unmarried adult 
children of Vietnamese re-education camp internees are eligible for 
refugee status in the Orderly Departure Program.         
Pages S5758-64
  Helms (for Coverdell/Kerry) Amendment No. 410, to facilitate the 
counterdrug and anti-crime activities of the Department of State. 
                                                         Pages S5758-64
  Helms (for Feinstein/Sarbanes) Amendment No. 411, to clarify section 
1166, relating to the inadmissibility of aliens supporting 
international child abductors.                           
Pages S5758-64
Rejected:
  By 25 yeas to 73 nays (Vote No. 102), Lugar Amendment No. 382, 
relating to the payment of United Nations arrearages without 
conditions.                                    
Pages S5722-32, S5733-34
  By 21 yeas to 74 nays (Vote No. 104), Feingold/Harkin/Wyden Amendment 
No. 395, regarding international broadcasting.           
Pages S5742-49
Withdrawn:
  Enzi Amendment No. 394, to limit the use of United States funds for 
certain activities by the United States and affiliated organizations. 
                                                         Pages S5740-41
  Murkowski Amendment No. 398, to establish within the Department of 
State the position of Coordinator of Taiwan Affairs for the 
coordination of United States Government activities relating to the 
American Institute on Taiwan.                  
Pages S5755-56, S5764-65
  Subsequently, S. 903 was returned to the Senate calendar. 
                                                             Page S5889
  Authorizing Senate Representation: Senate agreed to S. Res. 101, to 
authorize representation of Members, officers, and an employee of the 
Senate in the case of Douglas R. Page v. Richard Shelby, et al. 
                                                         Pages S5889-90
  Denver Summit of Eight: Committee on the Judiciary was discharged 
from further consideration of S. Res. 81, expressing the sense of the 
Senate regarding the political and economic importance of the Denver 
summit of Eight and commending the State of Colorado for its 
outstanding efforts toward ensuring the success of this historic event, 
and the resolution was then agreed to.                       
  Page S5890
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Shirley Robinson Watkins, of Arkansas, to be Under Secretary of 
Agriculture for Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services.
  49 Army nominations in the rank of general.
  Routine lists in the Army and Air Force.                   
Page S5891
Communications:                                              
  Page S5790
Statements on Introduced Bills:                       
  Pages S5791-S5875
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S5875-76
Amendments Submitted:                                    
  Pages S5878-82
Notices of Hearings:                                         
  Page S5882
Authority for Committees:                                
  Pages S5882-83
Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S5883-89
Record Votes: Five record votes were taken today. (Total-105) 
                            Pages S5733, S5734, S5741-42, S5749, S5765.
Recess: Senate convened at 10 a.m., and recessed at 7:06 p.m., until 10 
a.m., on Wednesday, June 18, 1997. (For Senate's program, see the 
remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on pages S5890-
91.)