[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 101 (Wednesday, July 16, 1997)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D763-D766]
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                                           Wednesday, July 16, 1997

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      Senate passed Energy and Water Appropriations, 1998, and 
      Legislative Branch Appropriations, 1998.
      House passed H.R. 2158, VA, HUD, and Independent Agencies 
      Appropriations Act for FY 1998.
      House Committees ordered reported 13 sundry measures.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S7511-S7621
Measures Introduced: Five bills and one resolution were introduced, as 
follows: S. 1021-1025 and S. Res. 108.
  Page S7621
Measures Reported: Reports were made as follows:
  S. 1022, making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce, 
Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 1998. (S. Rept. No. 105-48)
  S. 1023, making appropriations for the Treasury Department, the 
United States Postal Service, the Executive Office of the President, 
and certain Independent Agencies, for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 1998, and for other purposes. (S. Rept. No. 105-49)
Page S7621
Measures Passed:
  Energy and Water Appropriations: By a unanimous vote of 99 yeas (Vote 
No. 179), Senate passed S. 1004, making appropriations for energy and 
water development for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, as 
amended.
  Pages S7537-44
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that S. 1004 
remain at the desk pending receipt of the House companion measure, and 
when the House companion measure is passed, pursuant to the order of 
July 15, 1997, the passage of S. 1004 be vitiated, and that S. 1004 be 
indefinitely postponed.
Page S7532
  Legislative Branch Appropriations: Senate passed S. 1019, making 
appropriations for the legislative branch for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 1998, after agreeing to the following amendment proposed 
thereto:
  Pages S7593-S7602
  Bennett/Bingaman Amendment No. 920, to provide funds for a pilot 
program of studies of scientific and technological issues to assist the 
Congress in anticipating, understanding and considering such issues in 
the course of determining public policy on existing and emerging 
national problems.
Pages S7593-94
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that when the 
Senate receives the House companion measure, all after the enacting 
clause be stricken and the text of S. 1019, as passed by the Senate, be 
inserted in lieu thereof, that the bill be passed, the Senate insist on 
its amendment, the Chair be authorized to appoint conferees on the part 
of the Senate, that S. 1019 remain at the desk pending receipt of the 
House companion measure, and when the House companion measure is 
passed, the passage of S. 1019 be vitiated, and that S. 1019 be 
indefinitely postponed.
Pages S7601-02
Foreign Operations Appropriations: Senate began consideration of S. 
995, making appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, 
and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, 
taking action on amendments proposed thereto, as follows: 
                                               Pages S7515-37, S7544-93
Adopted:
  McConnell/Leahy Amendment No. 876, to improve the performance of 
enterprise funds.
Pages S7515-16
  McConnell (for Leahy/McConnell) Amendment No. 877, to establish 
authority for development credit.
Pages S7515-16
  McConnell (for Leahy/McConnell) Amendment No. 878, to provide further 
assistance for the cost of direct loans and loan guarantees of the 
Micro and Small Enterprise Development Program.
Pages S7515-16

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  McConnell (for Leahy/McConnell) Amendment No. 879, to establish 
limitations on the transfer of military equipment to East Timor. 
                                                         Pages S7515-16
  McConnell/Leahy Amendment No. 880, to establish requirements relating 
to stockpiling of defense articles for foreign countries. 
                                                         Pages S7515-16
  McConnell/Leahy Amendment No. 881, relating to the Foreign Military 
Financing Program.
Pages S7515-16
  McConnell/Leahy Amendment No. 882, to require a report prior to March 
31, 1998 that Ukraine has met certain conditions.
Pages S7515-16
  McConnell (for Leahy/Biden) Amendment No. 883, to require the 
withholding of assistance to any country granting sanctuary to any 
person indicted by the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda. 
                                                         Pages S7515-16
  Brownback Modified Amendment No. 884, to provide for certain 
activities regarding the promotion of respect for religious freedom and 
human rights in countries such as the Peoples Republic of China. 
                                                             Page S7545
  McConnell Amendment No. 885, to provide bilateral economic assistance 
to Egypt.
Pages S7518, S7523-26
  By a unanimous vote of 99 yeas (Vote No. 180), McConnell/Leahy 
Modified Amendment No. 886, to restrict aid to Cambodia. 
                                                  Pages S7518, S7576-77
  McConnell/Leahy Modified Amendment No. 887, to restrict aid to 
Cambodia.
Pages S7518, S7576-77
  Gorton Amendment No. 893, to express the sense of the Senate 
regarding the eligibility for NATO membership of Estonia, Latvia, and 
Lithuania.
Pages S7522-23
  By 95 yeas to 4 nays (Vote No. 178), Smith (of Oregon)/Nickles 
Amendment No. 889 (to Amendment No. 888), in the nature of a 
substitute.
Pages S7519-22, S7526-27, S7536
  Smith (of Oregon) Amendment No. 888, to prohibit foreign assistance 
to the Government of Russia should it enact laws which would 
discriminate against minority religious faiths in the Russian 
Federation, as amended.
Pages S7518-22, S7537, S7544
  Brownback Modified Amendment No. 892, to express the sense of the 
Senate regarding the targeting of assistance to support the economic 
and political independence of the countries of the South Caucasus and 
Central Asia.
Pages S7536, S7544-45
  Murkowski Modified Amendment No. 894, to provide conditions for 
funding North Korea's implementation of the nuclear framework 
agreement.
Pages S7527-34, S7544
  Boxer Amendment No. 897, to provide funds for the Communal Areas 
Management Programme for Indigenous Resources (CAMPFIRE) in Zimbabwe. 
                                                         Pages S7546-47
  Harkin Amendment No. 899, to express the sense of the Congress 
towards promoting United States trade and development to and with 
Pakistan.
Pages S7550-58
  Gorton/Feinstein Amendment No. 902, to express the sense of the 
Senate on the European Commission's handling of the Boeing and 
McDonnell Douglas merger.
Pages S7579-80
  Specter Amendment No. 898, to prohibit the use of funds to the 
Palestinian Authority unless certain conditions are satisfied. 
                                                         Pages S7580-81
  DeWine Amendment No. 903, to limit assistance to Haiti unless certain 
conditions are satisfied.
Pages S7581-83
  McConnell (for Kyl) Amendment No. 904, to allocate funds for legal 
restructuring in Ukraine necessary to support a decentralized market-
oriented economic system.
Pages S7586-93
  McConnell (for Kyl) Amendment No. 905, to prohibit assistance to 
Russia unless Russia terminates activities relating to ballistic 
missile or nuclear programs in Iran.
Pages S7586-93
  McConnell (for Baucus) Amendment No. 906, to permit funds made 
available to the United States-Asia Environmental Partnership to be 
used for activities for the People's Republic of China. 
                                                         Pages S7586-93
  McConnell (for Enzi) Amendment No. 907, to ensure Congressional 
notification of the costs to the Federal Government of all federal 
programs associated with the proposed agreement to reduce greenhouse 
gas emissions pursuant to the Framework Convention on Climate Change. 
                                                         Pages S7586-93
  McConnell (for Hagel) Amendment No. 908, to amend the Foreign 
Assistance Act of 1961 with respect to the authority of the Overseas 
Private Investment Corporation to issue insurance and extend financing.
                                                         Pages S7586-93
  McConnell (for Lautenberg) Amendment No. 909, to withhold assistance 
to countries that are violating United Nations sanctions against Libya.
                                                         Pages S7586-93
  McConnell (for Leahy) Amendment No. 910, to establish prosecution 
procedures for war crimes.
Pages S7586-93
  McConnell (for Domenici) Amendment No. 911, to allocate funds for a 
Western Hemisphere International Law Enforcement Academy. 
                                                         Pages S7586-93
  McConnell (for Dodd) Amendment No. 912, to provide for the reform and 
annual review of United States sponsored training programs of Latin 
American military personnel at the School of the Americas and elsewhere 
to ensure that training is consistent with respect for human rights and 
civil control over the military.
Pages S7586-93

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  McConnell (for Torricelli) Amendment No. 913, to recommend that the 
Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam be placed on the list of terrorist 
organizations by the Department of State.
Pages S7586-93
  McConnell (for Durbin) Amendment No. 914, to limit international 
military education and training assistance for Peru.
Pages S7586-93
  McConnell (for Leahy) Amendment No. 915, to provide for an 
authorization requirement for international financial institutions. 
                                                         Pages S7586-93
  McConnell (for D'Amato) Amendment No. 916, to make an amendment with 
respect to Congressional review of new arrangements for borrowing by 
the International Monetary Fund.
Pages S7586-93
  McConnell (for Leahy) Amendment No. 917, of a perfecting nature. 
                                                         Pages S7586-93
  McConnell (for Faircloth) Amendment No. 918, to limit aid to the 
Government of Congo until a Presidential certification. 
                                                         Pages S7586-93
  McConnell (for Lott) Amendment No. 919, to make available certain 
funds for the purpose of facilitating the integration of Poland, 
Hungary, and the Czech Republic into the North Atlantic Treaty 
Organization.
Pages S7586-93
Rejected:
  By 35 yeas to 64 nays (Vote No. 181), Allard Amendment No. 891, to 
decrease the amount of funds available to OPIC for administrative 
expenses to carry out the credit and insurance programs. 
                                               Pages S7547-49, S7577-78
  By 38 yeas to 60 nays (Vote No. 182), Dodd Amendment No. 901 (to 
Amendment No. 900), of a perfecting nature.
Pages S7562-76, S7578-79
Pending:
  Bingaman Amendment No. 896, to provide for Cuban-American family 
humanitarian support and compassionate travel.
Pages S7535-36
  Hutchinson Amendment No. 890, to express the sense of the Senate that 
Most Favored Nations trade status for China should be revoked. 
                                                         Pages S7558-62
Withdrawn:
  Bingaman Amendment No. 895, to restore to U.S. citizens and residents 
the right of travel to Cuba.
Pages S7534-35
  Dodd Amendment No. 900, to suspend temporarily the certification 
procedures under section 490(b) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 
in order to foster greater multilateral cooperation in international 
counternarcotics programs.
Pages S7562-76, S7579
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the bill and the amendments pending thereto, on 
Thursday, July 17, 1997, with votes to occur thereon.
Page S7579
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that when the 
Senate receives the House companion measure, all after the enacting 
clause be stricken and the text of S. 955, as passed by the Senate, be 
inserted in lieu thereof, that the bill be passed, the Senate insist on 
its amendment, and the Chair be authorized to appoint conferees on the 
part of the Senate.
Page S7579
  A further consent agreement was reached providing that, upon passage, 
S. 955 remain at the desk pending receipt of the House companion 
measure, and when the House companion measure is passed, the passage of 
S. 955 be vitiated, and that S. 955 be indefinitely postponed. 
                                                             Page S7593
Messages From the President: Senate received the following messages 
from the President of the United States:
  Transmitting the report of an agreement between the U.S. and the 
People's Republic of China; which was referred jointly, pursuant to 16 
U.S.C. 1823(b), to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation, and to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (PM-53). 
                                                             Page S7602
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Richard Conway Casey, of New York, to be United States District Judge 
for the Southern District of New York.
  Ronald Lee Gilman, of Tennessee, to be United States Circuit Judge 
for the Sixth Circuit.
Page S7621
Messages From the President:
  Page S7602
Messages From the House:
  Page S7602
Measures Referred:
  Page S7602
Communications:
  Pages S7602-03
Petitions:
  Page S7603
Statements on Introduced Bills:
  Pages S7603-08
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages S7608-09
Amendments Submitted:
  Pages S7609-15
Authority for Committees:
  Page S7615
Additional Statements:
  Pages S7615-20
Record Votes: Five record votes were taken today. (Total--182) 
                                           Pages S7536, S7539, S7577-79
Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m., and adjourned at 8:21 p.m., 
until 9:30 a.m., on Thursday, July 17, 1997. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S7621.)

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