[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 59 (Tuesday, May 12, 1998)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D489-D490]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                              Tuesday, May 12, 1998

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      Senate agreed to Agriculture Research, Extension, and Education 
      Reform Conference Report.
      Senate passed National Science Foundation Reauthorization/Anti-
      Slamming Legislation.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S4639-S4748
Measures Introduced: Nine bills and four resolutions were introduced, 
as follows: S. 2062-2070, S. Con. Res. 95, and S. Res. 227-229. 
                                                         Pages S4712-13
Measures Passed:
  National Science Foundation Authorization: Committee on Labor and 
Human Resources was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 1273, 
to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1998 and 1999 for the 
National Science Foundation, and by a unanimous vote of 99 yeas (Vote 
No. 127), the bill was then passed, after striking all after the 
enacting clause and inserting the text of S. 1046, Senate companion 
measure, and agreeing to the following amendment proposed thereto, as 
follows:                                                 
  Pages S4659-64
  Jeffords (for McCain) Amendment No. 2386, in the nature of a 
substitute.                                              
Pages S4659-64
  Subsequently, S. 1046 was returned to the Senate calendar.
  Anti-Slamming: By a unanimous vote of 99 yeas (Vote No. 130). Senate 
passed S. 1618, to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to improve the 
protection of consumers against ``slamming'' by telecommunications 
carriers, after agreeing to committee amendments, and taking action on 
amendments proposed thereto, as follows:              
  Pages S4638-S4709
Adopted:
  McCain/Hollings Amendment No. 2389, in the nature of a substitute. 
                                                         Pages S4690-91
  McCain (for Feingold) Amendment No. 2390, to authorize the 
enforcement by State and local governments of certain Federal 
Communications Commission regulations regarding use of citizens band 
radio equipment.                                             
Page S4691
  Dorgan (for Feinstein) Amendment No. 2391, to modify the exception to 
the prohibition on the interception of wire, oral, or electronic 
communications to require that all parties to communications with 
health insurance providers consent to their interception. 
                                                         Pages S4694-95
  Dorgan (for Rockefeller) Amendment No. 2392, to require truth in 
billing procedures for telecommunications carriers.      
Pages S4702-04
  Printing Authority: Senate agreed to S. Res. 228, to authorize the 
printing of a document entitled ``Washington's Farewell Address''. 
                                                             Page S4745
  Commemorating the 150th Anniversary of the Chicago Board of Trade: 
Senate agreed to S. Res. 229, commemorating the 150th anniversary of 
the establishment of the Chicago Board of Trade.         
  Pages S4745-47
  Wisconsin Statehood: Senate agreed to S. Con. Res. 75, honoring the 
sesquicentennial of Wisconsin Statehood.                     
  Page S4747
  Commemorating Law Enforcement Officers: Senate agreed to S. Res. 201, 
to commemorate and acknowledge the dedication and sacrifice made by the 
men and women who have lost their lives while serving as law 
enforcement officers.                                        
  Page S4747
Agriculture Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act--Conference 
Report: By 92 yeas to 8 nays (Vote No. 129), Senate agreed to the 
conference report on S. 1150, to ensure that federally funded 
agricultural research, extension, and education address high-priority 
concerns with national or multistate significance, and to reform, 
extend, and eliminate certain agricultural research programs. 
                                               Pages S4651-59, S4664-80
  During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the 
following action:

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  By 23 yeas to 77 nays (Vote No. 128), Senate rejected a motion to 
recommit the conference report, with instructions.       
Pages S4665-72
Securities Litigation Uniform Standards Act--Agreement: A further 
unanimous-consent time-agreement was reached providing for the 
consideration of S. 1260, to amend the Securities Act of 1933 and the 
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to limit the conduct of securities 
class actions under State law, with a committee amendment in the nature 
of a substitute, and certain amendments to be proposed thereto. 
                                                             Page S4710
WIPO Copyright Treaty Implementation--Agreement: A further unanimous-
consent time-agreement was reached providing for the consideration of 
S. 2037, to amend title 17, United States Code, to implement the WIPO 
Copyright Treaty and the WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty, and 
to provide limitations on copyright liability relating to material 
online, and an amendment to be proposed thereto.             
  Page S4710
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Paul L. Cejas, of Florida, to be Ambassador to Belgium.
  Cynthia Perrin Schneider, of Maryland, to be Ambassador to the 
Kingdom of the Netherlands.
  5 Air Force nominations in the rank of general.
  9 Navy nominations in the rank of admiral.                 
Page S4748
Statements on Introduced Bills:                          
  Pages S4713-27
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S4727-28
Amendments Submitted:                                    
  Pages S4729-38
Notices of Hearings:                                     
  Pages S4738-39
Authority for Committees:                                    
  Page S4739
Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S4739-44
Record Votes: Four record votes were taken today. (Total--130) 
                                       Pages S4664, S4672, S4680, S4704
Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m., and adjourned at 7:39 p.m., 
until 9:30 a.m., on Wednesday, May 13, 1998. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on pages 
S4747-48.)