[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 50 (Wednesday, April 29, 1998)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D424-D425]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                          Wednesday, April 29, 1998

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      House Committees ordered reported 9 Sundry measures.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S3739-S3804
Measures Introduced: Nine bills and three resolutions were introduced, 
as follows: S. 2000-2008, S.J. Res. 46, S. Res. 219, and S. Con. Res. 
92.                                                      
  Pages S3783-84
Measures Reported: Reports were made as follows:
  S. 633, to amend the Petroglyph National Monument Establishment Act 
of 1990 to adjust the boundary of the monument, with an amendment in 
the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 105-176)
  S. 1069, entitled the ``National Discovery Trails Act of 1997.'', 
with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 105-177)
  S. 1132, to modify the boundaries of the Bandelier National Monument 
to include the lands within the headwaters of the Upper Alamo Watershed 
which drain into the Monument and which are not currently within the 
jurisdiction of a federal land management agency, to authorize purchase 
or donation of those lands, with amendments. (S. Rept. No. 105-178) 
                                                             Page S3783
Measures Passed:
  Printing Authority: Senate agreed to S. Res. 219, to authorize 
printing of the minutes of the Senate Republican and Democratic Party 
Conferences.                                                 
  Page S3798
  50th Anniversary of Israel: Senate passed H.J. Res. 102, expressing 
the sense of the Congress on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of 
the founding of the modern State of Israel and reaffirming the bonds of 
friendship and cooperation between the United States and Israel, 
clearing the measure for the President.                      
  Page S3798
Treaty Considered: Senate continued consideration of the Protocols to 
the North Atlantic Treaty of 1949 on Accession of Poland, Hungary, and 
the Czech Republic, with a resolution of ratification containing seven 
declarations and four conditions, taking action on amendments proposed 
thereto, as follows:       
  Pages S3739-49, S3752-53, S3756-82, S3800-04
Adopted:
  By a unanimous vote of 97 yeas (Vote No. 108), Smith (New Hampshire)/
Hutchison Amendment No. 2314, to express a condition requiring full 
cooperation from Poland, Hungary, and the Czech Republic with United 
States efforts to obtain the fullest possible accounting of captured 
and missing United States personnel from past military conflicts or 
Cold War incidents.                                      
Pages S3739-40
  Smith (of Oregon) (for Helms/Biden), Amendment No. 2319, to endorse 
the Partnership for Peace program and its objectives, to require a 
report setting forth the strategic rationale for NATO, to include 
provisions regarding payments owed by European countries to victims of 
the Nazis, to require reports on the future enlargement of NATO, and to 
require reports on the progress of Poland, Hungary, and the Czech 
Republic in satisfying the security requirements for membership in 
NATO.                                                    
Pages S3769-82
Rejected:
  By 37 yeas to 62 nays (Vote No. 109), Hutchison Amendment No. 2317, 
to establish a formal process within the North Atlantic Treaty 
Organization for the resolution of disputes among members and between 
members and non-members.                       
Pages S3756-65, S3768-69
Pending:
  Craig Amendment No. 2316, to condition United States ratification of 
the protocols on specific statutory authorization for the continued 
deployment of United States Armed Forces in Bosnia and Herzegovina as 
part of the NATO mission.               
Pages S3740-49, S3752-53, S3756
  Ashcroft Amendment No. 2318, to require a Presidential certification 
that NATO is and will remain a defensive military alliance. 
                                                         Pages S3765-68
  Conrad/Bingaman Amendment No. 2320, to express the sense of the 
Senate regarding discussions with Russia on tactical nuclear weapons, 
increased

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transparency about tactical nuclear weapons, data exchange, increased 
warhead security, and facilitation of weapons dismantlement. 
                                                         Pages S3802-04
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the Treaty and certain amendments to be proposed 
thereto.                                              
Pages S3799-S3800
Appointments:
  Air Force Academy Board of Visitors: The Chair, on behalf of the Vice 
President, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 9355(a), appointed Senator Hollings, 
from the Committee on Appropriations, and Senator Cleland, At Large, to 
the Board of Visitors of the U.S. Air Force Academy.     
  Pages S3797-98
  Military Academy Board of Visitors: The Chair, on behalf of the Vice 
President, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 4355(a), appointed Senator Reed, At 
Large, to the Board of Visitors of the U.S. Military Academy. 
                                                         Pages S3797-98
  Naval Academy Board of Visitors: The Chair, on behalf of the Vice 
President, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 6968(a), appointed Senator Mikulski, 
from the Committee on Appropriations, and Senator Sarbanes, At Large, 
to the Board of Visitors of the U.S. Naval Academy.      
  Pages S3797-98
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Michael Craig Lemmon, of Florida, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
Armenia.
  Rudolf Vilem Perina, of California, to be Ambassador to the Republic 
of Moldova.
  Lynette Norton, of Pennsylvania, to be United States District Judge 
for the Western District of Pennsylvania.
  Jeffrey G. Stark, of New York, to be a Judge of the United States 
Court of International Trade.
  1 Air Force nomination in the rank of Chief of the Air Force Reserve, 
United States Air Force.
  1 Air Force nomination in the rank of general.
  2 Navy nominations in the rank of admiral.
  Routine lists in the Army, Navy, and Marine Corps.     
Pages S3804-08
Messages From the House:                                     
  Page S3783
Measures Referred:                                           
  Page S3783
Executive Reports of Committees:                             
  Page S3783
Statements on Introduced Bills:                          
  Pages S3784-91
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S3791-92
Amendments Submitted:                                    
  Pages S3793-95
Authority for Committees:                                    
  Page S3795
Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S3795-97
Record Votes: Two record votes were taken today. (Total--109) 
                                                     Pages S3740, S3769
Adjournment: Senate convened at 11:45 a.m., and adjourned at 7:52 p.m., 
until 11 a.m., on Thursday, April 30, 1998. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S3800.)