[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 27 (Friday, March 13, 1998)]
[Daily Digest]
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                                             Friday, March 13, 1998

[[Page D236]]

                              Daily Digest


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S1907-S1962
Measures Introduced: Six bills were introduced, as follows: S. 1755-
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  Page S1948
Measures Passed:
   Indictment Against Saddam Hussein: By a unanimous vote of 93 yeas 
(Vote No. 32), Senate agreed to S. Con. Res. 78, relating to the 
indictment and prosecution of Saddam Hussein for war crimes and other 
crimes against humanity, after agreeing to the following amendment: 
                                                         Pages S1907-13
  Specter Amendment No. 1934, to amend the preamble.     
Pages S1908-09
Education Savings Act for Public and Private Schools--Cloture Motion 
Filed: Senate began consideration of the motion to proceed to 
consideration of H.R. 2646, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
to allow tax-free expenditures from education individual retirement 
accounts for elementary and secondary school expenses, and to increase 
the maximum annual amount of contributions to such accounts. 
                                                         Pages S1925-30
  A motion was entered to close further debate on the motion to proceed 
to consideration of the bill and, by unanimous-consent agreement, a 
vote on the cloture motion will occur on Tuesday, March 17, 1998, at 
12:15 p.m.                                                   
Page S1925
Nomination--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached 
providing for further consideration of the nomination of Frederica A. 
Massiah-Jackson, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern 
District of Pennsylvania, on Tuesday, March 17, 1998, with a vote on, 
or in relation to, the nomination to occur at 2:15 p.m.      
  Page S1961
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  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.
  Christy Carpenter, of California, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting for a term 
expiring January 31, 2002.
  Routine lists in the Coast Guard, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration.                                          
Pages S1961-62
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Mahlon Apgar, IV, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Secretary of the 
Army.
  Vivian Lowery Derryck, of Ohio, to be an Assistant Administrator of 
the Agency for International Development.
  G. Edward DeSeve, of Pennsylvania, to be Deputy Director for 
Management, Office of Management and Budget.
  James K. Robinson, of Michigan, to be an Assistant Attorney General.
  1 Marine Corps nomination in the rank of general.
  Routine lists in the Air Force and Army.               
Pages S1961-62
Nomination Withdrawn: Senate received notification of the withdrawal of 
the following nomination:
  Jane G. Gould, of New York, to be Deputy Commissioner of Social 
Security for the term expiring January 19, 2001, which was sent to the 
Senate on September 2, 1997.                                 
Page S1962
Statements on Introduced Bills:                          
  Pages S1948-57
Additional Cosponsors:                                       
  Page S1957
Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S1957-60
Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--32) 
                                                         Pages S1907-08
Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m., and adjourned at 1:18 p.m., 
until 11 a.m., on Monday, March 16, 1998. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record, on page 
S1961.)