[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 21 (Thursday, March 5, 1998)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D176-D177]
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                                            Thursday, March 5, 1998

                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S1371-S1480
Measures Introduced: Ten bills and two resolutions were introduced, as 
follows: S. 1711-1720, S. Con. Res. 80, and S. Res. 192. 
                                                         Pages S1435-36
Measures Reported: Reports were made as follows:
  S. Res. 171, designating March 25, 1998, as ``Greek Independence Day: 
A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy''.
  S. 1379, to amend section 552 of title 5, United States Code, and the 
National Security Act of 1947 to require disclosure under the Freedom 
of Information Act regarding certain persons, disclose Nazi war 
criminal records without impairing any investigation or prosecution 
conducted by the Department of Justice or certain intelligence matters, 
with an amendment in the nature of a substitute.
Page S1435
Measures Passed: U.S./Mongolia Friendship: Senate agreed to S. Con. 
Res. 60, expressing the sense of the Congress in support of efforts to 
foster friendship and cooperation between the United States and 
Mongolia.
Page S1480
ISTEA Authorization: Senate resumed consideration of S. 1173, to 
authorize funds for construction of highways, for highway safety 
programs, and for mass transit programs, with a modified committee 
amendment in the nature of a substitute (Amendment No. 1676), taking 
action on amendments proposed thereto, as follows:. 
                                            Pages S1371-81, S1386-S1434
Adopted:
  Chafee Amendment No. 1684 (to Amendment No. 1676), to provide for the 
distribution of additional funds for the Federal-aid highway program. 
                                                         Pages S1387-90
  By 52 yeas to 47 nays (Vote No. 21), Dorgan Amendment No. 1697 (to 
Amendment No. 1676), to encourage States to enact laws that ban the 
sale of alcohol through drive-up or drive through sales window. 
                                               Pages S1375-81, S1386-87
  Domenici/Bingaman Modified Amendment No. 1387 (to Amendment No. 
1676), to encourage the Secretary of Transportation to use the national 
laboratories in carrying out the research and technology program. 
                                                         Pages S1377-78
  Domenici/Bingaman Modified Amendment No. 1393 (to Amendment No. 
1676), to require the Secretary to maximize the involvement of Federal 
laboratories in carrying out the intelligent transportation system 
program.
Page S1378
  Domenici/Bingaman Amendment No. 1698 (to Amendment No. 1676), to 
provide a definition of the term Federal laboratory.
Page S1378
  Bingaman/Domenici Amendment No. 1699 (to Amendment No. 1676), to 
clarify that Federal laboratories are eligible to receive grants or to 
enter into contracts, cooperative agreements, or other transactions. 
                                                             Page S1386
  Bingaman/Domenici Amendment No. 1700 (to Amendment No. 1676), to 
clarify that information on transportation-related research and 
development activities at Federal laboratories shall be included in the 
general exchange of information being promoted by the Secretary of 
Transportation.
Page S1386
  Bingaman/Domenici Amendment No. 1701 (to Amendment No. 1676), to 
clarify that innovative research performed by Federal laboratories 
shall be identified and applied to the intermodal and multimodal 
transportation research, development, and deployments needs of the 
Department of Transportation enterprise of the United States. 
                                                             Page S1386
  Chafee/Wyden/Graham Amendment No. 1702 (to Amendment No. 1676), to 
further clarify the integrated decision making process for surface 
transportation projects.
Pages S1390-92
  Hutchinson Amendment No. 1703 (to Amendment No. 1676), to provide for 
the continuation of partnership agreements to promote the integration 
of surface transportation management systems.
Pages S1392-93
  Abraham/Levin Amendment No. 1704 (to Amendment No. 1676), to make 
access to the Ambassador Bridge, Detroit, Michigan, eligible for 
funding.
Page S1393
  Chafee (for Inhofe) Amendment No. 1705 (to Amendment No. 1676), to 
improve the provisions relating to contracting for engineering and 
design services.
Page S1394

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  Chafee (for Abraham/Levin) Amendment No. 1706 (to Amendment No. 
1676), to allow funding under the surface transportation program for 
programs to reduce motor vehicle emissions caused by extreme cold start 
conditions.
Page S1394
Rejected:
  By 43 yeas to 56 nays, one responding present (Vote No. 22), 
Bingaman/Byrd Modified Amendment No. 1696 (to Amendment No. 1676), to 
encourage States to enact laws that ban the sale of alcohol through a 
drive-up or drive-through sales window.
Pages S1372-75, S1387
Pending:
  McConnell Amendment No. 1708 (to Amendment No. 1676), to require that 
Federal surface transportation funds be used to encourage development 
and outreach to emerging business enterprises, including those owned by 
minorities and women, and to prohibit discrimination and preferential 
treatment based on race, color, national origin, or sex, with respect 
to use of those funds, in compliance with the equal protection 
provisions of the fifth and 14th amendments to the Constitution. 
                                                      Pages S1395-S1434
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the bill and the pending amendment on Friday, March 6, 
1998.
Page S1480
Messages From the House:
  Page S1435
Measures Referred:
  Page S1435
Executive Reports of Committees:
  Page S1435
Statements on Introduced Bills:
  Pages S1436-61
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages S1462-63
Amendments Submitted:
  Pages S1463-76
Authority for Committees:
  Pages S1476-77
Additional Statements:
  Pages S1477-79
Record Votes: Two record votes were taken today. (Total-22) 
                                                         Pages S1386-87
Adjournment: Senate convened at 9 a.m., and adjourned at 6:55 p.m., 
until 9:30 a.m., on Friday, March 6, 1998. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S1480.)