[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 23 (Monday, March 9, 1998)]
[Daily Digest]
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                                              Monday, March 9, 1998

                              Daily Digest


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S1545-S1663
Measures Introduced: Two bills and two resolutions were introduced, as 
follows: S. 1731-1732, S. Con. Res. 81, and S. Res. 193.
  Page S1568
Measures Passed:
  Intelligence Disclosure: By 93 yeas to 1 nay (Vote No. 24), Senate 
passed S. 1668, to encourage the disclosure to Congress of certain 
classified and related information.
  Pages S1561-64
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 S1550, S1554-61, S1565-67
Adopted:
  Chafee Amendment No. 1718 (to Amendment No. 1676), to require the 
Secretary of Transportation to reduce the amounts made available under 
the bill for fiscal year 1998 by the amounts made available under the 
Surface Transportation Extension Act of 1997.
Page S1554
  Chafee Amendment No. 1841 (to Amendment No. 1676), to make technical 
and clarifying corrections.
Page S1554
  Chafee (for DeWine) Amendment No. 1724 (to Amendment No. 1676), to 
specify further penalties and the use of withheld funds under the 
section relating to minimum penalties for repeat offenders for driving 
while intoxicated or driving under the influence.
Pages S1556-58
  Chafee Amendment No. 1922 (to Amendment No. 1676), to codify the 
transportation infrastructure finance and innovation provisions. 
                                                             Page S1558
Pending:
  D'Amato Amendment No. 1931 (to Amendment No. 1676), to reauthorize 
the mass transit programs of the Federal Government.
Pages S1565-66
Amendment adoption vitiated/withdrawn:
  By unanimous-consent, adoption of Amendment No. 1310, to prohibit the 
use of proceeds from the issuance by any State or local government of 
tax-exempt bonds for any project financing, prepayments, or repayments 
under the Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 
1997, agreed to on October 8, 1997, was vitiated and the amendment was 
withdrawn.
Page S1558
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that the cloture 
vote scheduled to occur today now occur at a day and time to be 
determined by the Majority Leader, after notification of the Democratic 
Leader, and for the filing first and second degree amendments. 
                                                         Pages S1662-63
  Senate will continue consideration of the bill on Tuesday, March 10, 
1998.
Indictment Against Saddam Hussein--Agreement: A unanimous-consent time-
agreement was reached providing for the consideration of S. Con. Res. 
78, relating to the indictment and prosecution of Saddam Hussein for 
war crimes and other crimes against humanity.
  Page S1662
Statements on Introduced Bills:
  Page S1568
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages S1568-69
Amendments Submitted:
  Pages S1570-S1656
Notices of Hearings:
  Pages S1656-57
Authority for Committees:
  Page S1657
Additional Statements:
  Pages S1657-62
Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--24)
  Page S1564
Adjournment: Senate convened at 12 noon, and adjourned at 6:17 p.m., 
until 9:30 a.m., on Tuesday, March 10, 1998. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record, on page 
S1663.)