[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 38 (Monday, March 30, 1998)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D327-D328]
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                                             Monday, March 30, 1998

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                              Daily Digest


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S2731-S2779
Measures Introduced: Four bills and two resolutions were introduced, as 
follows: S. 1879-1882 and S. Res. 201 and 202.
  Page S2764
Measures Passed:
  Extension of Reporting Deadline: Committee on Intelligence was 
discharged from further consideration of S. 1751, to extend the 
deadline for submission of a report by the Commission to Assess the 
Organization of the Federal Government to Combat the Proliferation of 
Weapons of Mass Destruction, and the bill was then passed.
  Page S2778
  Authorization of Representation by Senate Legal Counsel: Senate 
agreed to S. Res. 202, to authorize representation by Senate Legal 
Counsel.
  Pages S2778-79
Congressional Budget: Senate resumed 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 S2733-59
Pending:
  Murray Amendment No. 2165, to establish a deficit-neutral reserve 
fund to reduce class size by hiring 100,000 teachers.
Page S2733
  Sessions/Enzi Amendment No. 2166, to express the sense of Congress 
that the Federal Government should acknowledge the importance of at-
home parents and should not discriminate against families who forego a 
second income in order for a mother or father to be at home with their 
children.
Pages S2736-42, S2757
  Gregg Amendment No. 2167, to express the sense of the Senate that 
this resolution assumes that no immunity from liability will be 
provided to any manufacturer of a tobacco product.
Pages S2742-47
  Gregg/Conrad Amendment No. 2168 (to Amendment No. 2167), of a 
perfecting nature.
Page S2747
  Kyl Amendment No. 2169, to express the sense of the Congress 
regarding freedom of health care choice for medicare seniors. 
                                                             Page S2747
  Conrad (for Dodd) Amendment No. 2173, to establish a deficit-neutral 
reserve fund for child care improvements.
Page S2754
  Conrad/Lautenberg/Bingaman/Reed Amendment No. 2174, to ensure that 
the tobacco reserve fund in the resolution protects public health. 
                                                         Pages S2754-57
  Conrad (for Moseley-Braun) Amendment No. 2175, to express the sense 
of the Senate regarding elementary and secondary school modernization 
and construction.
Page S2755
  Conrad (for Boxer) Amendment No. 2176, to increase Function 500 
discretionary budget authority and outlays to accommodate an initiative 
promoting after-school education and safety.
Page S2755
  Brownback Amendment No. 2177, to express the sense of the Senate 
regarding economic growth, Social Security, and Government efficiency. 
                                                         Pages S2757-58
  Burns Amendment No. 2178, to express the sense of the Senate 
regarding the use of agricultural trade programs to promote the export 
of United States agricultural commodities and products. 
                                                         Pages S2758-59
  A unanimous-consent time-agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of Amendment No. 2166, listed above, on Tuesday, March 
31, 1998, with a vote to occur thereon.
Page S2779
Messages From the House:
  Page S2764
Statements on Introduced Bills:
  Pages S2764-73
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages S2773-74
Amendments Submitted:
  Pages S2774-76
Notices of Hearings:
  Pages S2776-77
Authority for Committees:
  Page S2777
Additional Statements:
  Pages S2777-78
Adjournment: Senate convened at 12 noon, and adjourned at 6:33 p.m., 
until 9:30 a.m., on Tuesday, March 31, 1998. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record, on page 
S2779.)

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