[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 155 (Friday, November 7, 1997)]
[Daily Digest]
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                                           Friday, November 7, 1997

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      Senate passed Further Continuing Appropriations.
      The House agreed to S. 858, Intelligence Authorization Conference 
      Report--clearing the measure for the President.
      The House agreed to H.R. 2264, Labor, HHS, and Education 
      Conference Report.
      The House passed H.R. 2616, Community-Designed Charter Schools 
      Act.
      The House passed H.R. 2647, Monitoring Commercial Activities of 
      the People's Liberation Army of China.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S11905-S12071
Measures Introduced: Sixty bills and two resolutions were introduced, 
as follows: S. 1397-1456, and S. Res. 146-147.          
  Pages S11962-64
Measures Reported: Reports were made as follows:
  H.R. 2366, to transfer to the Secretary of Agriculture the authority 
to conduct the census of agriculture. (S. Rept. No. 105-141)
  S. 1287, to assist in the conservation of Asian elephants by 
supporting and providing financial resources for the conservation 
programs of nations within the range of Asian elephants and projects of 
persons with demonstrated expertise in the conservation of Asian 
elephants, with an amendment. (S. Rept. No. 105-142)
  S. 1115, to amend title 49, United States Code, to improve one-call 
notification process. (S. Rept. No. 105-143)
  S. 222, to establish an advisory commission to provide advice and 
recommendations on the creation of an integrated, coordinated Federal 
policy designed to prepare for and respond to serious drought 
emergencies, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. 
No. 105-144)
  H.R. 1787, to assist in the conservation of Asian elephants by 
supporting and providing financial resources for the conservation 
programs of nations within the range of Asian elephants and projects of 
persons with demonstrated expertise in the conservation of Asian 
elephants.
  S. 845, to transfer to the Secretary of Agriculture the authority to 
conduct the census of agriculture.                          
Page S11962
Measures Passed:
  Amtrak Reform and Accountability Act: Senate passed S. 738, to reform 
the statutes relating to Amtrak, and to authorize appropriations for 
Amtrak, after withdrawing the committee amendments, and agreeing to the 
following amendment proposed thereto:                   
  Pages S11923-38
  Hutchison Amendment No. 1609, in the nature of a substitute. 
                                                        Pages S11929-30
  Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin Compact: Senate passed 
H.J. Res. 91, granting the consent of Congress to the Apalachicola-
Chattahooche-Flint River Basin Compact, clearing the measure for the 
President.                                                  
  Page S11923
  Alabama-Coosa-Tallapoosa River Basin Compact: Senate passed H.J. Res. 
92, granting consent of the Congress to the Alabama-Coosa-Tallapoosa 
River Basin Compact, clearing the measure for the President. 
                                                            Page S11923
  Retirement Income Savings: Committee on Labor and Human Resources was 
discharged from further consideration of H.R. 1377, to amend title I of 
the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to encourage 
retirement income savings, and the bill was then passed, after agreeing 
to the following amendment proposed thereto:            
  Pages S12058-59
  Lott (for Grassley) Amendment No. 1612, in the nature of a 
substitute.                                             
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  Clone Pager Authority: Senate passed S. 170, to provide for a process 
to authorize the use of clone pagers.                   
  Pages S12059-61
  Indian Mineral Rights: Senate passed S. 1079, to permit the mineral 
leasing of Indian land located within the Fort Berthold Indian 
Reservation in any case in which there is consent from a majority 
interest in the parcel of land under consideration for lease, after 
agreeing to a committee amendment in the nature of a substitute. 
                                                            Page S12061
  Kennedy Center Parking Improvement: Senate passed H.R. 1747, to amend 
the John F. Kennedy Center Act to authorize the design and construction 
of additions to the parking garage and certain site improvements, 
clearing the measure for the President.                 
  Pages S12061-62
  New Mexico Center for Performing Arts: Senate passed S. 1417, to 
provide for the design, construction, furnishing and equipping of a 
Center for Performing Arts within the complex known as the New Mexico 
Hispanic Cultural Center.                               
  Pages S12062-63
  Testimony and Document Authority: Senate agreed to S. Res. 147, to 
authorize testimony, production of documents, and representation in 
First American Corp., et al. V. Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al-Nahyan, et 
al.                                                     
  Pages S12063-64
  Missile Technology Proliferation: Senate agreed to S. Con. Res. 48, 
expressing the sense of Congress regarding proliferation of missile 
technology from Russia to Iran.                         
  Pages S12064-65
  Continuing Appropriations: Senate passed H.J. Res. 101, making 
further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 1998, clearing 
the measure for the President.                              
  Page S12058
  Highway Authorizations: Senate passed S. 1454, to provide a 6-month 
extension of highway, highway safety, and transit programs pending 
enactment of a law reauthorizing the Intermodal Surface Transportation 
Efficiency Act of 1991.                                 
  Pages S12065-69
  Haffenreffer Museum: Senate passed S. 1455, to provide financial 
assistance for the relocation and expansion of Haffenreffer Museum of 
Anthropology, Providence, Rhode Island.                 
  Pages S12069-70
  Fort Peck Dam Interpretive Center: Senate passed S. 1456, to 
authorize an interpretive center at Fort Peck Dam, Montana. 
                                                            Page S12069
Adoption of Amendment Vitiated: By unanimous-consent, adoption of 
Inhofe Amendment No. 1602, to establish a research and monitoring 
program for the national ambient air quality standards for ozone and 
particulate matter and to reinstate the original standards under the 
Clean Air Act, agreed to on Thursday, November 6, to S. 1269, 
Reciprocal Trade Agreement, was vitiated.                   
  Page S11922
Removal of Injunction of Secrecy: The injunction of secrecy was removed 
from the following treaty:
  South Pacific Regional Environment Programme Agreement (Treaty Doc. 
105-32).
  The treaty was transmitted to the Senate today, considered as having 
been read for the first time, and referred, with accompanying papers, 
to the Committee on Foreign Relations and ordered to be printed. 
                                                            Page S12058
Appointment:
  Panel to Review Long-Range Air Power: The Chair, pursuant to Public 
Law 105-56, and on behalf of the Majority Leader, announced the 
appointment of the following individuals as members of the Panel to 
Review Long-Range Air Power: Samuel D. Adcock, of Virginia, and Merrill 
A. McPeak, of Oregon.                                       
  Page S12058
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  By 93 yeas to 6 nays (Vote No. 297 EX), Christina A. Snyder, of 
California, to be United States District Judge for the Central District 
of California.                          
Pages S11922, S11938-40, S12071
  Jerome B. Friedman, of Virginia, to be United States District Judge 
for the Eastern District of Virginia.
  Saul N. Ramirez, Jr., of Texas, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
Housing and Urban Development.
  Cheryl F. Halpern, of New Jersey, to be a Member of the Broadcasting 
Board of Governors for a term expiring August 13, 1999.
  Nancy H. Rubin, of New York, for the rank of Ambassador during her 
tenure of service as Representative of the United States of America on 
the Human Rights Commission of the Economic and Social Council of the 
United Nations.
  Kirk K. Robertson, of Virginia, to be Executive Vice President of the 
Overseas Private Investment Corporation.
  John M. Campbell, of the District of Columbia, to be Associate Judge 
of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia for the term of 
fifteen years.
  Anita M. Josey, of the District of Columbia, to be Associate Judge of 
the Superior Court of the District of Columbia for the term of fifteen 
years.
  Betty Eileen King, of Maryland, to be Representative of the United 
States of America on the Economic and Social Council of the United 
Nations, with the rank of Ambassador.
  Terrence J. Brown, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Administrator of 
the Agency for International Development.

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  Seth Waxman, of the District of Columbia, to be Solicitor General of 
the United States.
  Stanley Marcus, of Florida, to be United States Circuit Judge for the 
Eleventh Circuit.
  A. Peter Burleigh, of California, to be a Representative of the 
United States of America to the Sessions of the General Assembly of the 
United Nations during his tenure of service as Deputy Representative of 
the United States of America to the United Nations.
  Bill Richardson, of New Mexico, to be a Representative of the United 
States of America to the Sessions of the General Assembly of the United 
Nations during his tenure of service as Representative of the United 
States of America to the United Nations.
  Richard Sklar, of California, to be an Alternate Representative of 
the United States of America to the Sessions of the General Assembly of 
the United Nations during his tenure of service as Representative of 
the United States of America to the United Nations for UN Management 
and Reform.
  Norman K. Moon, of Virginia, to be United States District Judge for 
the Western District of Virginia.
  Mark Erwin, of North Carolina, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation for a term 
expiring December 17, 1999.
  Betty Eileen King, of Maryland, to be an Alternate Representative of 
the United States of America to the Sessions of the General Assembly of 
the United Nations during her tenure of service as Representative of 
the United States of America on the Economic and Social Council of the 
United Nations.
  Harriet C. Babbitt, of Arizona, to be Deputy Administrator of the 
Agency for International Development.
  Thomas H. Fox, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant 
Administrator of the Agency for International Development.
  Carl Spielvogel, of New York, to be a Member of the Broadcasting 
Board of Governors for a term expiring August 13, 1999. (Reappointment)
  William Dale Montgomery, of Pennsylvania, to be Ambassador to the 
Republic of Croatia.
  Linda Key Breathitt, of Kentucky, to be a Member of the Federal 
Energy Regulatory Commission for a term expiring June 30, 2002.
  Curt Hebert, Jr., of Mississippi, to be a Member of the Federal 
Energy Regulatory Commission for the remainder of the term expiring 
June 30, 1999.                                  
Pages S11960-61, S12071
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Donald J. Barry, of Wisconsin, to be Assistant Secretary for Fish and 
Wildlife.
  Joan Avalyn Dempsey, of Virginia, to be Deputy Director of Central 
Intelligence for Community Management.
  Alan Greenspan, of New York, to be United States Alternate Governor 
of the International Monetary Fund for a term of five years.
  Winter D. Horton, Jr., of Utah, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting for a term 
expiring January 31, 2002.
  Robert J. Shapiro, of the District of Columbia, to be Under Secretary 
of Commerce for Economic Affairs.
  Elaine D. Kaplan, of the District of Columbia, to be Special Counsel, 
Office of Special Counsel, for the term of five years.
  Robert T. Dawson, of Arkansas, to be United States District Judge for 
the Western District of Arkansas.
  Wilma A. Lewis, of the District of Columbia, to be United States 
Attorney for the District of Columbia for the term of four years.
  1 Army nomination in the rank of general.                 
Page S12070
Nomination Withdrawn: Senate received notification of the withdrawal of 
the following nomination:
  James S. Ware, of California, to be United States Circuit Judge for 
the Ninth Circuit, which was received by the Senate on June 27, 1997. 
                                                            Page S12071
Messages From the House:                                
  Pages S11961-62
Measures Referred:                                          
  Page S11962
Executive Reports of Committees:                            
  Page S11962
Statements on Introduced Bills:                     
  Pages S11964-S12022
Additional Cosponsors:                                  
  Pages S12022-23
Amendments Submitted:                                   
  Pages S12028-37
Notice of a Cancellation of a Hearing:                      
  Page S12037
Authority for Committees:                                   
  Page S12037
Additional Statements:                                  
  Pages S12037-58
Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--297) 
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Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m., and adjourned at 8:40 p.m., 
until 12 noon, on Saturday, November 8, 1997. (For Senate's program, 
see the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S12070.)

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