[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 14 (Tuesday, February 24, 1998)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D108-D109]
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                                         Tuesday, February 24, 1998

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S865-S946
Measures Introduced: Four bills were introduced, as follows: S. 1669-
1672.                                                     
  Pages S919-20
Campaign Finance Reform: Senate continued consideration of S. 1663, to 
protect individuals from having their money involuntarily collected and 
used for politics by a corporation or labor organization, taking action 
on amendments proposed thereto, as follows:    
  Pages S869-82, S884-S919
Pending:
  McCain Amendment No. 1646, in the nature of a substitute. (By 48 yeas 
to 51 nays (Vote No. 12), Senate failed to table the amendment.) 
                                      Pages S869-82, S884-S906, S908-09
  Snowe Amendment No. 1647 (to Amendment No. 1646), to amend those 
provisions with respect to communications made during elections, 
including communications made by independent organizations. 
                                                Pages S906-909, S911-19
  Lott Amendment No. 1648 (to Amendment No. 1647), in the nature of a 
substitute.                                                   
Page S907
  Lott Amendment No. 1649, to prohibit the use of funds by the Federal 
Communications Commission to impose or enforce requirements with 
respect to electioneering communications.                     
Page S907
  Lott Amendment No. 1650 (to Amendment No. 1649), of a perfecting 
nature.                                                       
Page S907
  Motion to commit the bill to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation, with instructions.                            
Page S907
  Lott Amendment No. 1651 (to the instructions in the motion to 
recommit), to prohibit the use of funds by the Federal Communications 
Commission to impose or enforce requirements with respect to 
electioneering communications.                            
Pages S907-08
  Lott Amendment No. 1652 (to Amendment No. 1651), in the nature of a 
substitute.                                               
Pages S907-08
  Lott Amendment No. 1653 (to Amendment No. 1652), of a perfecting 
nature.                                                       
Page S908
  A motion was entered to close further debate on Amendment No. 1647, 
listed above and, in accordance with the provisions of Rule XXII of the 
Standing Rules of the Senate, a vote on the cloture motion will occur 
on Thursday, February 26, 1998.                           
Pages S908-09
  A motion was entered to close further debate on Amendment No. 1646, 
listed above and, in accordance with the provisions of Rule XXII of the 
Standing Rules of the Senate, a vote on the cloture motion could occur 
on Thursday, February 26, 1998.                           
Pages S908-09
  A motion was entered to close further debate on the bill and, in 
accordance with the provisions of Rule XXII of the Standing Rules of 
the Senate, a vote on the cloture motion could occur on Thursday, 
February 26, 1998.                                            
Page S919
  Senate will continue consideration of the bill and amendments pending 
thereto, on Wednesday, February 25, 1998.
Appointment:
  Amtrak Reform Council: The Chair, on behalf of the Majority Leader, 
pursuant to Public Law 105-134, announced the appointment of the 
following individuals to serve as members of the Amtrak Reform Council: 
Gilbert E. Carmichael, of Mississippi, Joseph Vranich, of Pennsylvania, 
and Paul M. Wyrich, of Virginia.                              
  Page S943
Messages From the President: Senate received the following messages 
from the President of the United States:
  Transmitting the report of an executive order ordering the Selected 
Reserve of the armed forces to active duty; referred to the Committee 
on Armed Services. (PM-97)                                    
Page S919
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  George McGovern, of South Dakota, for the rank of Ambassador during 
his tenure of service as U.S. Representative to the United Nations 
Agencies for Food and Agriculture.
  Mary Beth West, of the District of Columbia, a Career Member of the 
Senior Executive Service, for the rank of Ambassador during her tenure 
of service as Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans and Space.

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  Melvin R. Wright, of the District of Columbia, to be an Associate 
Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia for the term of 
fifteen years.
  2 Army nominations in the rank of general.
  1 Navy nomination in the rank of admiral.
  Routine lists in the Army and Marine Corps.             
Pages S943-46
Messages From the President:                                  
  Page S919
Messages From the House:                                      
  Page S919
Statements on Introduced Bills:                           
  Pages S920-31
Additional Cosponsors:                                    
  Pages S932-33
Amendments Submitted:                                     
  Pages S933-40
Notices of Hearings:                                          
  Page S940
Authority for Committees:                                 
  Pages S940-41
Additional Statements:                                    
  Pages S941-42
Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--12) 
                                                          Pages S905-06
Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m., and adjourned at 6:28 p.m., 
until 10 a.m. on Wednesday, February 25, 1998. (For Senate's program, 
see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record, on 
page S943.)