[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 37 (Friday, March 27, 1998)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D320]
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                                             Friday, March 27, 1998

[[Page D320]]


                              Daily Digest


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S2693-S2730
Measures Introduced: Six bills were introduced, as follows: S. 1873-
1878.
  Page S2719
Congressional Budget: Senate began consideration of S. Con. Res. 86, 
setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government 
for fiscal years 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, and 2003 and revising the 
concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 1998, taking action 
on amendments proposed thereto, as follows:
  Pages S2704-09, S2711-13
Pending:
  Murray Amendment No. 2165, to establish a deficit-neutral reserve 
fund to reduce class size by hiring 100,000 teachers.
Page S2705
  A unanimous-consent time-agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the resolution.
Page S2704
  Senate will continue consideration of the resolution on Monday, March 
30, 1998.
Removal of Injunction of Secrecy: The injunction of secrecy was removed 
for the following treaty:
  Treaty with Venezuela on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters. 
(Treaty Doc. 105-38)
  The treaty was transmitted to the Senate today, considered as having 
been read for the first time, and referred, with accompanying papers, 
to the Committee on Foreign Relations and was ordered to be printed. 
                                                         Pages S2728-29
Education Savings Act for Public and Private Schools--Agreement: A 
unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for the further 
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, and 
amendments to be proposed thereto, on Monday, April 20, 1998. 
                                                         Pages S2729-30
  Also, a further consent agreement was reached providing that upon 
final passage of the bill, the Senate insist on its amendments, request 
a conference with the House thereon, and the Chair be authorized to 
appoint conferees on the part of the Senate.
Pages S2729-30
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  By 80 yeas to 11 nays (Vote No. 48 EX), M. Margaret McKeown, of 
Washington, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit. 
                                                  Pages S2693-96, S2730
  Edward F. Shea, of Washington, to be United States District Judge for 
the Eastern District of Washington.
Pages S2694-96, S2730
Communications:
  Page S2718
Petitions:
  Pages S2718-19
Statements on Introduced Bills:
  Pages S2719-25
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages S2725-26
Amendments Submitted:
  Page S2726
Additional Statements:
  Pages S2726-28
Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--48) 
                                                         Pages S2693-94
Adjournment: Senate convened at 9 a.m., and adjourned at 2:53 p.m., 
until 12 noon, on Monday, March 30, 1998. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record, on page S2730.)