[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 55 (Wednesday, May 6, 1998)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D463-D464]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                             Wednesday, May 6, 1998

[[Page D463]]


                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      The House passed H.R. 6, Higher Education Amendments of 1998.
      House Committees ordered reported 18 sundry measures.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S4379-S4450
Measures Introduced: Four bills and three resolutions were introduced, 
as follows: S. 2036-2039, S. Con. Res. 94, and S. Res. 223-224. 
                                                             Page S4435
Measures Reported: Reports were made as follows:
  S. 2037, to amend title 17, United States Code, to implement the WIPO 
Copyright Treaty and the WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty, to 
provide limitations on copyright liability relating to material online, 
and for other purposes.                                      
Page S4435
Measures Passed:
  International Exchange of Advanced Technologies: Senate agreed to S. 
Res. 224, expressing the sense of the Senate regarding an international 
project to evaluate and facilitate the exchange of advanced 
technologies.                                            
  Pages S4449-50
IRS Reform: Senate continued consideration of H.R. 2676, to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to restructure and reform the Internal 
Revenue Service, with a committee amendment in the nature of a 
substitute, taking action on amendments proposed thereto, as follows: 
                                            Pages S4379-S4409, S4413-32
Adopted:
  By 56 yeas to 42 nays (Vote No. 120), Roth Amendment No. 2339, to 
ensure compliance with Federal budget requirements. 
                                           Pages S4380-83, S4390, S4392
  Reid Modified Amendment No. 2342, to require a study of the 
provisions of section 7623 of the Internal Revenue code to provide 
payments for detection of underpayments and fraud.    
Pages S4397-S4402
  Kerrey (for Leahy/Ashcroft) Amendment No. 2343, to provide electronic 
access to Internal Revenue Service information on the Internet. 
                                                  Pages S4401, S4428-29
  Dorgan/Reid Amendment No. 2344, to require a study to examine the 
transfer pricing enforcement efforts of the Internal Revenue Service. 
                                                         Pages S4404-05
  Graham Amendment No. 2347, to require 1 member of the Internal 
Revenue Service Oversight Board to be a representative of small 
business.                                                
Pages S4406-07
  Kerrey (for Kohl/Feingold) Amendment No. 2357, to provide for an 
independent review of the investigation of the equal employment 
opportunity process of the Internal Revenue Service offices located in 
the area of Milwaukee and Waukesha, Wisconsin.           
Pages S4427-28
  Ashcroft/Leahy Amendment No. 2348, to strike the presumption that 
electronic verifications are treated as actually submitted and 
subscribed by a person.                                  
Pages S4429-32
Rejected:
  Kerrey Modified Amendment No. 2340, to ensure compliance with Federal 
budget requirements.                              
Pages S4380, S4383-92
  By 25 yeas to 74 nays (Vote No. 121), Bond Amendment No. 2341, to 
establish a full-time Board of Governors for the Internal Revenue 
Service.                                          
Pages S4394-97, S4402
Pending:
  Thompson/Sessions Amendment No. 2356, to strike the exemptions from 
criminal conflict laws for board member from employee organization. 
                                                         Pages S4415-27
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the bill and certain amendments to be proposed 
thereto.                                                     
Page S4413
  A further consent agreement was reached providing that following 
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.                 
Page S4413

[[Page D464]]


  Senate will continue consideration of the bill on Thursday, May 7, 
1998.
Appointment:
  Canada-U.S. Interparliamentary Group: The Chair, on behalf of the 
Vice President, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 276d-276g, as amended, appointed 
the following Senators as members of the Senate Delegation to the 
Canada-U.S. Interparliamentary Group during the Second Session of the 
105th Congress, to be held in Nantucket, Massachusetts, May 14-18, 
1998: Senators Grassley and Grams.                           
  Page S4450
Messages From the President: Senate received the following messages 
from the President of the United States:
  Transmitting the report concerning the proposed agreement for 
Cooperation Between the United States of America and Ukraine for 
Cooperation Concerning Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy; to the 
Committee on Foreign Relations. (PM-122).                
Pages S4433-34
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  L. Britt Snider, of Virginia, to be Inspector General, Central 
Intelligence Agency.
  28 Army nominations in the rank of general.
  1 Navy nomination in the rank of admiral.                  
Page S4450
Messages From the President:                             
  Pages S4433-34
Messages From the House:                                     
  Page S4434
Measures Referred:                                           
  Page S4434
Communications:                                          
  Pages S4434-35
Statements on Introduced Bills:                          
  Pages S4435-41
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S4441-42
Amendments Submitted:                                    
  Pages S4443-48
Authority for Committees:                                    
  Page S4448
Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S4448-49
Record Votes: Two record votes were taken today. (Total--121) 
                                                     Pages S4392, S4402
Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m., and adjourned at 6:21 p.m., 
until 9:30 a.m., on Thursday, May 7, 1998. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S4450.)