[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 149 (Thursday, October 30, 1997)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1175-D1176]
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                                         Thursday, October 30, 1997

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      The House passed H.R. 2493, Forage Improvement Act.
      The House passed H.R. 1270, Nuclear Waste Policy Act.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S11395-S11502
Measures Introduced: Eight bills and one resolution were introduced, as 
followed: S. 1344-1351, and S. Con. Res. 58.            
  Pages S11448-49
Measures Reported: Reports were made as follows:
  Reported on Wednesday, October 29, 1997:
  S. 987, to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize a cost-
of-living adjustment in the rates of disability compensation for 
veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and 
indemnity compensation for survivors of such veterans and to revise and 
improve certain veterans compensation, pension, and memorial affairs 
programs, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. 
No. 105-120)                                                
Page S11446
Reported today:
  S. 714, to make permanent the Native American Veteran Housing Loan 
Pilot Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs, with an amendment 
in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 105-123)
  S. 1231, to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1998 and 1999 
for the United States Fire Administration. (S. Rept. No. 105-124)
  S. 799, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to transfer to the 
personal representative of the estate of Fred Steffens of Big Horn 
County, Wyoming, certain land comprising the Steffens family property, 
with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 105-125)
  S. 814, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to transfer to John 
R. and Margaret J. Lowe of Big Horn County, Wyoming, certain land so as 
to correct an error in the patent issued to their predecessors in 
interest, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. 
No. 105-126)
  S. 1324, to deauthorize a portion of the project for navigation, 
Biloxi Harbor, Mississippi.                                 
Page S11446
Measures Passed:
  Military Construction Appropriations-Vetoed Provisions: By 69 yeas to 
30 nays (Vote No. 287), Senate passed S. 1292, disapproving the 
cancellations transmitted by the President on October 6, 1997, 
regarding Public Law 105-45, after withdrawing the committee amendment.
                                             Pages S11410-21, S11423-34
  Technical Corrections to Copyright Laws: Committee on the Judiciary 
was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 672, to make 
technical amendments to certain provisions of title 17, United States 
Code, and the bill was then passed after agreeing to the following 
amendment proposed thereto:                             
  Pages S11498-99
  Grassley (for Hatch) Amendment No. 1541, to provide that distribution 
of phonorecords before January 1, 1978, shall not constitute 
publication of musical works.                               
Page S11498
  Family Farmer Protection Act: Senate passed S. 1024, to make chapter 
12 of title 11 of the United States Code permanent.         
  Page S11499
  Invest in Education Act: Senate passed S. 1149, to amend title 11, 
United States Code, to provide for increased education funding, after 
agreeing to a committee amendment in the nature of a substitute. 
                                                            Page S11499
Campaign Finance Reform--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was 
reached providing for the consideration of proposed legislation to 
reform campaign financing.                              
  Pages S11421-22
(Note--Correction: In the Digest of Wednesday, October 29, page D1164, 
Senate took the following action:)
National Defense Authorization Act--Conference Report: Senate began 
consideration of a motion to proceed to the consideration of the 
conference report on H.R. 1119, to authorize appropriations for

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fiscal year 1998 for military activities of the Department of Defense, 
for military construction, for defense activities of the Department of 
Energy, and to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year for 
the Armed Forces.                                           
  Page S11323
Executive Reports of Committees: Senate received the following 
executive reports of a committee:
  Report to accompany Taxation Agreement with Turkey, with one 
declaration and one proviso. (Treaty Doc. 104-30) (Exec. Rept. No. 105-
6).                                                         
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  Report to accompany Taxation Convention with Austria, with one 
understanding, two declarations, and one proviso. (Treaty Doc. 104-31) 
(Exec. Rept. No. 105-7)                                     
Page S11447
  Report to accompany Taxation Convention with Luxembourg, with one 
reservation, two declarations, and one proviso. (Treaty Doc. 104-33) 
(Exec. Rept. No. 105-8)                                     
Page S11447
  Report to accompany Taxation Convention with Thailand, with one 
declaration and one proviso. (Treaty Doc. 105-2) (Exec. Rept. No. 105-
9)                                                          
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  Report to accompany Tax Convention with Switzerland, with two 
declarations and one proviso. (Treaty Doc. 105-8) (Exec. Rept. No. 105-
10)                                                     
Pages S11447-48
  Report to accompany Tax Convention with South Africa, with one 
declaration and one proviso. (Treaty Doc. 105-9) (Exec. Rept. No. 105-
11)                                                         
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  Report to accompany Protocol Amending Tax Convention with Canada, 
with one declaration and one proviso. (Treaty Doc. 105-29) (Exec. Rept. 
No. 105-12)                                                 
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  Report to accompany Tax Convention with Ireland, with one 
understanding, two declarations, and one proviso. (Treaty Doc. 105-31) 
(Exec. Rept. No. 105-13)                                    
Page S11448
Messages From the President: Senate received the following messages 
from the President of the United States:
  Transmitting the report of the agreement for cooperation between the 
United States and Brazil concerning peaceful uses of nuclear energy; 
referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (PM-76). 
                                                        Pages S11445-46
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations: By 
unanimous vote of 98 yeas (Vote No. 286 EX), Charles J. Siragusa, of 
New York, to be United States District Judge for the Western District 
of New York.                            
  Pages S11396, S11407-10, S11501
  Edward M. Gramlich, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Board of 
Governors of the Federal Reserve System for the unexpired term of 
fourteen years from February 1, 1994.
  Roger Walton Ferguson, of Massachusetts, to be a Member of the Board 
of Governors of the Federal Reserve System for the unexpired term of 
fourteen years from February 1, 1986.           
Pages S11434-42, S11501
  John E. Mansfield, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Defense Nuclear 
Facilities Safety Board for a term expiring October 18, 2001.
  Margaret Ann Hamburg, of New York, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
Health and Human Services.
  Charles N. Jeffress, of North Carolina, to be an Assistant Secretary 
of Labor.
  Mary Ann Cohen, of California, to be a Judge of the United States Tax 
Court for a term of fifteen years after she takes office.
  David W. Wilcox, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of the 
Treasury.
  Kenneth R. Wykle, of Virginia, to be Administrator of the Federal 
Highway Administration.
  Stanford G. Ross, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of the 
Social Security Advisory Board for a term expiring September 30, 2002.
  27 Air Force nominations in the rank of general.
  3 Army nominations in the rank of general.
  45 Navy nominations in the rank of admiral.
  Routine lists in the Air Force, Army, Marine Corps, Navy. 
                                                    Pages S11499-S11502
Messages From the President:                            
  Pages S11445-46
Messages From the House:                                    
  Page S11446
Executive Reports of Committees:                        
  Pages S11447-48
Statements on Introduced Bills:                         
  Pages S11449-64
Additional Cosponsors:                                  
  Pages S11464-65
Amendments Submitted:                                   
  Pages S11466-86
Notices of Hearings:                                        
  Page S11486
Authority for Committees:                               
  Pages S11486-87
Additional Statements:                                  
  Pages S11487-98
Record Votes: Two record votes were taken today. (Total--287) 
                                                   Pages S11410, S11434
Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m., and adjourned at 6:50 p.m., 
until 9:30 a.m., on Friday, October 31, 1997. (For Senate's program, 
see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S11501.)