[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 45 (Wednesday, April 22, 1998)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D384-D385]
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                                          Wednesday, April 22, 1998

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                              Daily Digest


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S3375-S3467
Measures Introduced: Six bills and three resolutions were introduced, 
as follows: S. 1965-1970, and S. Res. 212-214.
  Pages S3428-29
Measures Reported: Reports were made as follows:
  H.R. 2676, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to restructure 
and reform the Internal Revenue Service, with an amendment in the 
nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 105-174)
Page S3428
Measures Passed:
  Congratulating the U.S. Army Reserve: Senate agreed to S. Res. 213, 
congratulating the United States Army Reserve on its 90th anniversary 
and recognizing the important contributions of Strom Thurmond, the 
President Pro Tempore of the Senate, who served with distinction in the 
United States Army Reserve for 36 years.
  Pages S3465-66
  Commending the Grand Forks Herald: Senate agreed to S. Res. 214, 
commending the Grand Forks Herald for its public service to the Grand 
Forks area and receipt of a Pulitzer Prize.
  Page S3466
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 S3375-S3407, S3410-23, S3426
Adopted:
  Frist Amendment No. 2294 (to Amendment No. 2293), in the nature of a 
substitute.
Pages S3379-83
  By 50 yeas to 49 nays (Vote No. 91), Gorton Amendment No. 2293, to 
provide for direct awards of education funding. 
                                               Pages S3375-85, S3418-19
  By a unanimous vote of 99 yeas (Vote No. 92), Hutchinson Amendment 
No. 2296, to express the sense of Congress that the Department of 
Education, States, and local educational agencies should spend a 
greater percentage of Federal education tax dollars in our children's 
classrooms.
Pages S3390-96, S3419
  By 52 yeas to 47 nays (Vote No. 94), Ashcroft Amendment No. 2300 (to 
Amendment No. 2299), in the nature of a substitute. 
                                                  Pages S3403-07, S3420
Rejected:
  By 49 yeas to 50 nays (Vote No. 93), Murray Amendment No. 2295, to 
express the sense of Congress regarding reductions in class size. 
                                        Pages S3385-93, S3396, S3419-20
Pending:
  Coats Amendment No. 2297, to provide an additional incentive to 
donate to elementary and secondary schools or other organizations which 
provide scholarships to disadvantaged children. 
                                               Pages S3396-98, S3422-23
  Levin/Bingaman Amendment No. 2299, to replace the expansion of 
education individual retirement accounts to elementary and secondary 
school expenses with an increase in the lifetime learning education 
credit for expenses of teachers in improving technology training. 
                                            Pages S3399-S3407, S3420-22
  Landrieu Amendment No. 2301, to provide funding to carry out a 
program that recognizes public and private elementary and secondary 
schools that have established standards of excellence.
Pages S3414-18
  Kempthorne Modified Amendment No. 2302 (to Amendment No. 2301), to 
provide for student improvement incentive awards. 
                                                  Pages S3417-18, S3426
  Levin Amendment No. 2303 (to Amendment No. 2299, as amended), to 
replace the expansion of education individual retirement accounts to 
elementary and secondary school expenses with an increase in the 
lifetime learning education credit for expenses of teachers in 
improving technology training.
Pages S3420-22
  Senate will continue consideration of the bill and amendments pending 
thereto, on Thursday, April 23, 1998.
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  William Davis Clarke, of Maryland, to be Ambassador to the State of 
Eritrea.
  George Williford Boyce Haley, of Maryland, to be Ambassador to the 
Republic of the Gambia.
  Katherine Hubay Peterson, of California, to be Ambassador to the 
Kingdom of Lesotho.

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  Laurence J. Cohen, of the District of Columbia, to be General Counsel 
of the National Labor Relations Board.
  A routine list in the Foreign Service.
Page S3467
Nomination Withdrawn: Senate received notification of the withdrawal of 
the following nomination:
  John C. Truesdale, of Maryland, to be General Counsel of the National 
Labor Relations Board, which was sent to the Senate on April 2, 1998. 
                                                             Page S3467
Messages From the House:
  Page S3426
Measures Referred:
  Pages S3426-27
Communications:
  Page S3427
Petitions:
  Pages S3427-28
Executive Reports of Committees:
  Page S3428
Statements on Introduced Bills:
  Pages S3429-42
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages S3442-43
Amendments Submitted:
  Pages S3445-57
Authority for Committees:
  Page S3457
Additional Statements:
  Pages S3457-65
Record Votes: Four record votes were taken today. (Total--94) 
                                                         Pages S3418-20
Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m., and adjourned at 6 p.m., 
until 9:30 a.m., on Thursday, April 23, 1998. (For Senate's program, 
see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S3467.)