[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 140 (Thursday, October 9, 1997)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1091-D1094]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                               Thursday, October 9, 1997

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      Senate agreed to VA/HUD and Transportation Appropriations Conference 
      Reports.
      House agreed to the Conference Report on H.R. 2169, Transportation and 
      Related Agencies Appropriations Act.
      House passed H.R. 2607, District of Columbia Appropriations Act.


                                 Senate

Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S10719-S10829
Measures Introduced: Seventeen bills and four resolutions were introduced, 
as follows: S. 1278-1294, and S. Res. 133-136.               
  Pages S10787-88
Measures Reported: Reports were made as follows:
  Special Report entitled ``Further Revised Allocation To Subcommittee of 
Budget Totals from the Concurrent Resolution for Fiscal Year 1998''. (S. 
Rept. No. 105-104)
  S. 1278, to extend preferential treatment to certain products imported 
from Caribbean Basin countries. (S. Rept. No. 105-105)
  S. 660, to provide for the continuation of higher education through the 
conveyance of certain public lands in the State of Alaska to the University 
of Alaska, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 
105-106)
  S. 207, to review, reform, and terminate unnecessary and inequitable 
Federal subsidies, with amendments. (S. Rept. No. 105-107)
  S. 10, to reduce violent juvenile crime, promote accountability by 
juvenile criminals, punish and deter violent gang crime, with an amendment 
in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 105-108)
  H.R. 1847, to improve the criminal law relating to fraud against 
consumers, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute.
  S. 900, to provide for sentencing enhancements and amendments to the 
Federal Sentencing Guidelines for offenses relating to the abuse and 
exploitation of children, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute.
  S. 1024, to make chapter 12 of title 11 of the United States Code 
permanent.
  S. 1149, to amend title 11, United States Code, to provide for increased 
education funding, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute.
  S. 1189, to increase the criminal penalties for assaulting or threatening 
Federal judges, their family members, and other public servants. 
                                                             Pages S10786-87
Measures Passed:
  Congressional Adjournment: Senate agreed to H. Con. Res. 169, providing 
for an adjournment of the two Houses.                            
  Page S10732
  U.S. Post Office Designation: Committee on Governmental Affairs was 
discharged from further consideration of S. 595, to designate the United 
States Post Office building located at Bennett Street and Kansas Expressway 
in Springfield, Missouri, as the ``John Griesemer Post Office Building'', 
and the bill was then passed.                                    
  Page S10777
  U.S. Post Office Designation: Committee on Governmental Affairs was 
discharged from further consideration of S. 916, to designate the United 
States Post Office building located at 750 Highway 28 East in Taylorsville, 
Mississippi, as the ``Blaine H. Eaton Post Office Building'', and the bill 
was then passed.                                             
  Pages S10777-78
  U.S. Post Office Designation: Committee on Governmental Affairs was 
discharged from further consideration of S. 973, to designate the United

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States Post Office building located at 551 Kingstown Road in Wakefield, 
Rhode Island, as the ``David B. Champagne Post Office Building'', and the 
bill was then passed.                                            
  Page S10778
  U.S. Post Office Designation: Committee on Governmental Affairs was 
discharged from further consideration of S. 985, to designate the post 
office located at 194 Ward Street in Patterson, New Jersey, as the ``Larry 
Doby Post Office'', and the bill was then passed, after agreeing to the 
following amendment proposed thereto:                            
  Page S10778
  Stevens (for Thompson) Amendment No. 1322, to strike a finding. 
                                                                 Page S10778
  Coral Reef Ecosystems: Senate agreed to H. Con. Res. 8, recognizing the 
significance of maintaining the health and stability of coral reef 
ecosystems, after agreeing to a committee amendment in the nature of a 
substitute.                                                  
  Pages S10778-79
   Land Exchange: Senate passed S. 587, to require the Secretary of the 
Interior to exchange certain lands located in Hinsdale County, Colorado, 
after agreeing to a committee amendment in the nature of a substitute. 
                                                                 Page S10779
  Slate Creek Addition: Senate passed S. 588, to provide for the expansion 
of the Eagles Nest Wilderness within the Arapaho National Forest and the 
White River National Forest, Colorado, to include land known as the Slate 
Creek Addition, after agreeing to a committee amendment in the nature of a 
substitute.                                                  
  Pages S10779-80
   Land Conveyance: Senate passed S. 589, to provide for a boundary 
adjustment and land conveyance involving the Raggeds Wilderness, White River 
National Forest, Colorado, to correct the effects of earlier erroneous land 
surveys, after agreeing to a committee amendment in the nature of a 
substitute.                                                      
  Page S10780
  Dillon Ranger District Transfer: Senate passed S. 591, to transfer the 
Dillon Ranger District in the Arapaho National Forest to the White River 
National Forest in the State of Colorado, after agreeing to a committee 
amendment in the nature of a substitute.                         
  Page S10780
   Authorizing Production of Committee Records: Senate agreed to S. Res. 
135, to authorize the production of records by the Committee on Rules and 
Administration.                                                  
  Page S10780
  U.S. Institute for Environmental Conflict Resolution: Senate passed S. 
399, to amend the Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in National 
Environmental and Native American Public Policy Act of 1992 to establish the 
United States Institute for Environmental Conflict Resolution to conduct 
environmental conflict resolution and training, after agreeing to a 
committee amendment in the nature of a substitute, and the following 
amendment proposed thereto:                                      
  Page S10823
  Stevens (for McCain) Amendment No. 1323, to separate funds used for 
environmental conflict resolution from scholarship funds.    
Pages S10823-25
  National Mammography Day: Senate agreed to S. Res. 136, to designate 
October 17, 1997, as ``National Mammography Day''.               
  Page S10827
Campaign Finance Reform--Cloture Votes:
  By 52 yeas to 47 nays (Vote No. 273), three-fifths of those Senators duly 
chosen and sworn not having voted in the affirmative, Senate failed to agree 
to close further debate on the bill.                             
Page S10731
  By 51 yeas to 48 nays (Vote No. 274), three-fifths of those Senators duly 
chosen and sworn not having voted in the affirmative, Senate failed to agree 
to close further debate on Lott Amendment No. 1258, listed above. 
                                                             Pages S10731-32
VA/HUD Appropriations--Conference Report: Senate agreed to the conference 
report on H.R. 2158, making appropriations for the Departments of Veterans 
Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and for sundry independent 
agencies, commissions, corporations, and offices for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 1998, clearing the measure for the President. 
                                                             Pages S10733-51
Transportation Appropriations, 1998--Conference Report: Senate agreed to the 
conference report on H.R. 2169, making appropriations for the Department of 
Transportation and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
1998, clearing the measure for the President.                
  Pages S10751-58
FDA Modernization and Accountability Act: A unanimous-consent agreement was 
reached providing that when the Senate receives a message from the House on 
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, that the Senate disagree to the amendment of the House, 
insist on its amendment, agree to the request of the House for a conference 
thereon, and the Chair be authorized to appoint conferees on the part of the 
Senate.                                                          
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Authority for Committees: All committees were authorized to file executive 
and legislative reports during the adjournment of the Senate on Wednesday, 
October 15, 1997, from 11 a.m. until 3 p.m.                      
  Page S10822
Appointment:
  North Atlantic Assembly: The Chair, on behalf of the Vice President, in 
accordance with 22 U.S.C. 1928a-1928d, as amended, appointed Senator Bennett 
as a member of the Senate Delegation to the North Atlantic Assembly during 
the First Session of the 105th Congress, to be held in Bucharest, Romania, 
October 9-14, 1997.                                              
  Page S10822
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  Yolanda Townsend Wheat, of Missouri, to be a Member of the National Credit 
Union Administration Board for the term of six years expiring
  August 2, 2001.
  Anthony W. Ishii, of California, to be United States District Judge for 
the Eastern District of California.
  Susan E. Rice, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant Secretary 
of State.
  Martin S. Indyk, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant Secretary 
of State.
  Dennis Dollar, of Mississippi, to be a Member of the National Credit Union 
Administration Board for a term expiring April 10, 2003.
  Thomas J. Dodd, of the District of Columbia, to be Ambassador to the 
Republic of Costa Rica.
  Katharine G. Abraham, of Iowa, to be Commissioner of Labor Statistics, 
United States Department of Labor, for a term of four years.
  Corinne Claiborne Boggs, of Louisiana, to be Ambassador to the Holy See. 
                                                                 Page S10829
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Robert S. Warshaw, of New York, to be Associate Director for National Drug 
Control Policy.
  Mary Mel French, of the District of Columbia, to be Chief of Protocol, and 
to have the rank of Ambassador during her tenure of service.
  Robert T. Grey, Jr., of Virginia, for the rank of Ambassador during his 
tenure of service as United States Representative to the Conference on 
Disarmament.
  David B. Hermelin, of Michigan, to be Ambassador to Norway.
  Harriet C. Babbitt, of Arizona, to be Deputy Administrator of the Agency 
for International Development.
  Richard W. Fisher, of Texas, to be Deputy United States Trade 
Representative, with the rank of Ambassador.
  Thomas H. Fox, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant 
Administrator of the Agency for International Development.
  Kevin Gover, of New Mexico, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Interior.
  Fred P. Hochberg, of New York, to be Deputy Administrator of the Small 
Business Administration.
  Carl Spielvogel, of New York, to be a Member of the Broadcasting Board of 
Governors for a term expiring August 13, 1999. (Reappointment)
  Donald C. Lubick, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Secretary of the 
Treasury.
  Ida L. Castro, of New York, to be Director of the Women's Bureau, 
Department of Labor.
  Joy Harjo, of New Mexico, to be a Member of the National Council on the 
Arts for a term expiring September 3, 2002.
  11 Coast Guard nominations in the rank of admiral.
  2 Navy nominations in the rank of admiral.
  Routine lists in the Army, Foreign Service.                
Pages S10827-28
Messages From the House:                                         
  Page S10786
Measures Referred:                                               
  Page S10786
Measures Placed on Calendar:                                     
  Page S10786
Executive Reports of Committees:                                 
  Page S10787
Statements on Introduced Bills:                          
  Pages S10788-S10808
Additional Cosponsors:                                       
  Pages S10808-10
Amendments Submitted:                                        
  Pages S10811-12
Notices of Hearings:                                         
  Pages S10812-13
Authority for Committees:                                        
  Page S18013
Additional Statements:                                       
  Pages S10813-22
Record Votes:  Two record votes were taken today. (Total--274) 
                                                        Pages S10731, S10732
Adjournment:  Senate convened at 12 noon and, in accordance with H. Con. 
Res. 169, adjourned at 6:57 p.m., until 12 noon, on Monday, October 20, 
1997.

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