[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 30 (Wednesday, March 18, 1998)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D257-D258]
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                                          Wednesday, March 18, 1998

                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      House Committee ordered reported Campaign Reform and Election 
      Integrity Act.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S2147-S2236
Measures Introduced: Seven bills and two resolutions were introduced, 
as follows: S. 1790-1796, S. Res. 198, and S. Con. Res. 85. 
                                                         Pages S2213-14
Measures Passed:
  Condemning Terrorist Actions in Kosovo: By a unanimous vote of 98 
yeas (Vote No. 37), Senate agreed to S. Con. Res. 85, calling for an 
end to the violent repression of the people of Kosovo.
  Pages S2203-09
  Greek Independence Day: Senate agreed to S. Res. 171, designating 
March 25, 1998, as ``Greek Independence Day: A National Day of 
Celebration of Greek and American Democracy''.
  Pages S2233-34
  Authorizing Use of Capitol Grounds: Senate agreed to H. Con. Res. 
238, authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for a breast cancer 
survivors event sponsored by the National Race for the Cure. 
                                                             Page S2234
  Authorizing Use of Capitol Rotunda: Senate agreed to H. Con. Res. 
206, permitting the use of the rotunda of the Capitol for a ceremony as 
part of the commemoration of the days of remembrance of victims of the 
Holocaust.
  Page S2234
Education Savings Act for Public and Private Schools: Senate began 
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, taking 
action on amendments proposed thereto, as follows:
  Pages S2168-71
  Adopted:
  Roth Amendment No. 2019, in the nature of a substitute.
Page S2168
  A third 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 would occur on Friday, March 
20, 1998.
Page S2169
  A fourth 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 this cloture motion could also occur on Friday, 
March 20, 1998.
Page S2169
  Subsequently, an agreement was reached providing for the cloture 
votes to occur beginning at 5:15 p.m., on Thursday, March 19, 1998. 
                                                             Page S2196
NATO Enlargement: Senate resumed consideration of Protocols to the 
North Atlantic Treaty of 1949 on Accession of Poland, Hungary, and the 
Czech Republic (Treaty Doc. 105-36), with seven declarations and four 
conditions.
  Pages S2172, S2176-S2202
  Subsequently, an agreement was reached providing that the Treaty be 
considered as having passed through it various parliamentary stages, up 
to and including the presentation of the resolution of ratification. 
                                                             Page S2196
  Prior to this action, by 55 yeas to 44 nays (Vote No. 36), Senate 
agreed to a motion to proceed to executive session to resume 
consideration of the Treaty.
Pages S2171-72
  Senate will resume consideration of the Treaty on Thursday, March 19, 
1998.
Appointments:
  Census Monitoring Board: The Chair, on behalf of the Majority Leader, 
pursuant to Public Law 105-119, appointed A. Mark Neuman, of Illinois, 
to serve as a member of the Census Monitoring Board.
  Page S2233
Messages From the House:
  Page S2213
Petitions:
  Page S2213
Statements on Introduced Bills:
  Pages S2214-20

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Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages S2220-21
Amendments Submitted:
  Pages S2222-28
Notices of Hearings:
  Pages S2228-29
Authority for Committees:
  Page S2229
Additional Statements:
  Pages S2229-33
Record Votes: Two record votes were taken today. (Total--37) 
                                                     Pages S2172, S2208
Adjournment: Senate convened at 9 a.m., and adjourned at 7:04 p.m., 
until 9:30 a.m., on Thursday, March 19, 1998. (For Senate's program, 
see the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record, on Page 
S2235.)