[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 44 (Tuesday, April 21, 1998)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D376-D377]
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                                            Tuesday, April 21, 1998

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      Senate passed Ocean Shipping Reform Act.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S3305-S3373
Measures Introduced: Six bills and one resolution were introduced, as 
follows: S. 1959-1964 and S. Res. 211.                       
  Page S3356
Measures Reported: Reports were made as follows:
  H.R. 2766, to designate the United States Post Office located at 215 
East Jackson Street in Painesville, Ohio, as the ``Karl Bernal Post 
Office Building''.
  H.R. 2773, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 3750 North Kedzie Avenue in Chicago, Illinois, as 
the ``Daniel J. Doffyn Post Office Building''.
  H.R. 2836, to designate the building of the United States Postal 
Service located at 180 East Kellogg Boulevard in Saint Paul, Minnesota, 
as the ``Eugene J. McCarthy Post Office Building''.
  H.R. 3120, to designate the United States Post Office located at 95 
West 100 South Street in Provo, Utah, as the ``Howard C. Nielson Post 
Office Building''.                                           
Page S3356
Measures Passed:
  Ocean Shipping Reform Act: Senate passed S. 414, to amend the 
Shipping Act of 1984 to encourage competition in international shipping 
and growth of United States exports, after agreeing to a committee 
amendment in the nature of a substitute, and taking action on 
amendments proposed thereto, as follows:                 
  Pages S3306-21
Adopted:
  Hutchison Amendment No. 1689, in the nature of a substitute. 
                                                             Page S3313
Rejected:
  Gorton Amendment No. 2287 (to Amendment No. 1689), to provide 
authority for non-vessel-operating common carriers who buy vessel space 
from vessel-operating common carriers to resell that space to shipper 
customers through confidential contracts. (By 72 yeas to 25 nays (Vote 
No. 85), Senate tabled the amendment.)                   
Pages S3306-11
  Death of Former Senator Sanford: Senate agreed to S. Res. 211, 
expressing the condolences of the Senate on the death of Honorable 
Terry Sanford, former United States Senator from North Carolina. 
                                                         Pages S3331-33
Education Savings Act for Public and Private Schools: Senate continued 
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 S3321-31, S3333-53
Adopted:
  By 63 yeas to 35 nays (Vote No. 88), Mack/D'Amato Amendment No. 2288, 
to provide incentives for States to establish and administer periodic 
teacher testing and merit pay programs for elementary and secondary 
school teachers.                                             
Page S3334
  By 69 yeas to 29 nays (Vote No. 89), Coverdell (for Hutchison) 
Amendment No. 2291, to establish education reform projects that provide 
same gender schools and classrooms, as long as comparable educational 
opportunities are offered for students of both sexes. 
                                               Pages S3323-25, S3334-35
Rejected:
  Kennedy Amendment No. 2289, to authorize funds to provide an 
additional 100,000 elementary and secondary school teachers annually to 
the national pool of such teachers during the 10-year period beginning 
with 1999 through a new student loan forgiveness program. (By 56 yeas 
to 41 nays (Vote No. 86), Senate tabled the amendment.) 
                                                         Pages S3321-23
  Glenn Amendment No. 2017, to delete education IRA expenditures for 
elementary and secondary

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school expenses. (By 60 yeas to 38 nays (Vote No. 87), Senate tabled 
the amendment.)                                
Pages S3328-31, S3333-34
  Moseley-Braun Amendment No. 2292, to expand the incentives for the 
construction and renovation of public schools. (By 56 yeas to 42 nays 
(Vote No. 90), Senate tabled the amendment.)             
Pages S3339-46
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the bill and certain amendments to be proposed 
thereto, on Wednesday, April 22, 1998.                       
Page S3371
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Neal F. Lane, of Oklahoma, to be Director of the Office of Science 
and Technology Policy.
  Henry L. Solano, of Colorado, to be Solicitor of the Department of 
Labor.
  Jonathan H. Spalter, of the District of Columbia, to be an Associate 
Director of the United States Information Agency.
  2 Air Force nominations in the rank of general.
  8 Army nominations in the rank of general.
  1 Navy nomination in the rank of admiral.
  Routine lists in the Air Force, Army, Marine Corps, Navy, and Public 
Health Service.                                          
Pages S3371-73
Communications:                                              
  Page S3354
Petitions:                                               
  Pages S3354-56
Statements on Introduced Bills:                          
  Pages S3356-61
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S3361-63
Amendments Submitted:                                    
  Pages S3363-68
Notices of Hearings:                                     
  Pages S3368-69
Authority for Committees:                                    
  Page S3369
Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S3369-71
Record Votes: Six record votes were taken today. (Total--90) 
                                    Pages S3311, S3322, S3334-35, S3346
Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m., and adjourned at 6:10 p.m., 
until 9:30 a.m., on Wednesday, April 22, 1998. (For Senate's program, 
see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S3371.)