[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 120 (Thursday, September 11, 1997)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D931-D932]
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                                       Thursday, September 11, 1997

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      Senate passed Labor/HHS Appropriations, 1998.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S9097-S9241
Measures Introduced: Ten bills and one resolution were introduced, as 
follows: S. 1162-1171, and S. Con. Res. 52.
  Pages S9197-98
Measures Reported: Reports were made as follows:
  S. 360, to require adoption of a management plan for the Hells Canyon 
National Recreation Area that allows appropriate use of motorized and 
nonmotorized river craft in the recreation area. (S. Rept. No. 105-78)
  S. 590, to provide for a land exchange involving certain land within 
the Routt National Forest in the State of Colorado. (S. Rept. No. 105-
79)
  S. 783, to increase the accessibility of the Boundary Waters Canoe 
Area Wilderness, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. 
Rept. No. 105-80)
Page S9197
Measures Passed:
   Labor/HHS Appropriations, 1998: By 92 yeas to 8 nays (Vote No. 235), 
Senate passed S. 1061, making appropriations for the Departments of 
Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, after taking action on 
further amendments proposed thereto, as follows:
  Pages S9097-S9133
Adopted:
  Domenici (for Gorton) Modified Amendment No. 1122, to provide certain 
education funding directly to local educational agencies. (By 49 yeas 
to 51 nays (Vote No. 232), Senate earlier failed to table the 
amendment.)
Pages S9097, S9105-07
  By 58 yeas to 42 nays (Vote No. 233), Nickles/Jeffords Amendment No. 
1081, to limit the use of taxpayer funds for any future International 
Brotherhood of Teamsters leadership election. 
                                               Pages S9097-S9101, S9107
  Craig/Jeffords Amendment No. 1083 (to Amendment No. 1081), in the 
nature of a substitute.
Page S9097
  By 87 yeas to 13 nays (Vote No. 234), Gregg Modified Amendment No. 
1070, to prohibit the use of funds for national testing in reading and 
mathematics, with certain exceptions.
Pages S9097, S9101-05, S9107-08
Withdrawn:
  Harkin/Bingaman/Kennedy Amendment No. 1115, to authorize the National 
Assessment Governing Board to develop policy for voluntary national 
tests in reading and mathematics.
Pages S9097, S9108
  Coats/Gregg Amendment No. 1071, to prohibit the development, 
planning, implementation, or administration of any national testing 
program in reading or mathematics unless the program is specifically 
authorized by Federal statute.
Page S9097
   Condemning Bombing in Jerusalem: Committee on Foreign Relations was 
discharged from further consideration of S. Con. Res. 50, condemning in 
the strongest possible terms the bombing in Jerusalem on September 4, 
1997, and the resolution was then agreed to, after agreeing to the 
following amendment proposed thereto:
  Pages S9239-40
  Gorton (for Hutchinson) Amendment No. 1133, relating to monetary 
assistance to the Palestinian Authority and the size of the Palestinian 
police force.
Page S9239
FDA Administration Modernization and Accountability Act: Senate began 
consideration of S. 830, to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic 
Act and the Public Health Service Act to improve the regulation of 
food, drugs, devices, and biological products, with a committee 
amendment in the nature of a substitute.
  Pages S9133-57
  Subsequently, the committee amendment was modified by inserting in 
lieu thereof the language of Jeffords Amendment No. 1130, in the nature 
of a substitute.
Pages S9145-57

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  A motion was entered to close further debate on Amendment No. 1130, 
listed above and, by unanimous-consent agreement, a vote on the cloture 
motion will occur on Tuesday, September 16, 1997.
Page S9146
Interior Appropriations, 1998: Senate began consideration of H.R. 2107, 
making appropriations for the Department of the Interior and related 
agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, agreeing to 
committee amendments with certain exceptions, and taking action on 
amendments proposed thereto, as follows:
  Pages S9167-92
Adopted:
  Gorton (for Gregg) Amendment No. 1132, to make technical corrections.
                                                             Page S9192
  Senate will continue consideration of the bill on Monday, September 
15, 1997.
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  By unanimous vote of 100 yeas (Vote No. 236 EX), Joseph F. Bataillon, 
of Nebraska, to be United States District Judge for the District of 
Nebraska.
Pages S9162-63
  By unanimous vote of 100 yeas (Vote No. 237 EX), Christopher Droney, 
of Connecticut, to be United States District Judge for the District of 
Connecticut.
Pages S9163-65
  By 98 yeas to 1 nay (Vote No. 238 EX), Janet C. Hall, of Connecticut, 
to be United States District Judge for the District of Connecticut. 
                                                         Pages S9165-66
  Heidi H. Schulman, of California, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting for a term 
expiring January 31, 2002.
  James Allan Hurd, Jr., of the Virgin Islands, to be United States 
Attorney for the District of the Virgin Islands for the term of four 
years.
  Sharon J. Zealey, of Ohio, to be United States Attorney for the 
Southern District of Ohio for the term of four years.
  Katherine Milner Anderson, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Board 
of Directors of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting for a term 
expiring January 31, 2000.
Pages S9162-67
Messages From the House:
  Page S9196
Measures Referred:
  Pages S9196-97
Measures Placed on Calendar:
  Page S9197
Communications:
  Page S9197
Petitions:
  Page S9197
Executive Reports of Committees:
  Page S9197
Statements on Introduced Bills:
  Pages S9198-S9218
Additional Cosponsors:
  Page S9218
Amendments Submitted:
  Pages S9219-37
Notices of Hearings:
  Page S9237
Authority for Committees:
  Page S9237
Additional Statements:
  Pages S9237-39
Record Votes: Seven record votes were taken today. (Total--238) 
                                 Pages S9107-08, S9116, S9163, S9165-66
Adjournment: Senate convened at 9 a.m., and adjourned at 6:14 p.m., 
until 10 a.m., Friday, September 12, 1997. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S9240.)