[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 61 (Thursday, May 14, 1998)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D507-D508]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                             Thursday, May 14, 1998

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      The House passed H.R. 2431, Freedom From Religious Persecution 
      Act of 1998.
      House Committees ordered reported 7 sundry measures.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S4845-S4926
Measures Introduced: Seven bills and one resolution were introduced, as 
follows: S. 2079-2085 and S. Con. Res. 96.
  Page S4906
Measures Reported: Reports were made as follows:
  S. 1415, to reform and restructure the processes by which tobacco 
products are manufactured, marketed, and distributed, to prevent the 
use of tobacco products by minors, to redress the adverse health 
effects of tobacco use, and for other purposes, with amendments.
  Special Report entitled ``Allocation to Subcommittees of Budget 
Totals for the Concurrent Resolution for the Fiscal Year 1999''. (S. 
Rept. No. 105-191)
Page S4906
Measures Passed:
  WIPO Copyright Treaty Implementation: By a unanimous vote of 99 yeas 
(Vote No. 137), Senate passed 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, after agreeing to the following 
amendment proposed thereto:
  Pages S4884-S4900
  Hatch Amendment No. 2411, to make technical corrections.
Page S4885
Department of Defense Authorizations: Senate resumed consideration of 
S. 2057, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1999 for military 
activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and 
for defense activities of the Department of Energy, and to prescribe 
personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Forces, taking 
action on amendments proposed thereto, as follows:
  Pages S4850-83
Adopted:
  Thurmond/Levin Amendment No. 2399, to increase the amount for 
classified programs, and to offset the increase by reducing the amount 
for Air Force procurement for the Advance Medium Air-to-Air Missile 
System program, and the amount for Defense-wide research, development, 
test, and evaluation for engineering and manufacturing development 
under the Theater High Area Defense program.
Pages S4853-54
  Hutchinson/Abraham Amendment No. 2387, relating to commercial 
activities in the United States of the People's Liberation Army and 
other Communist Chinese military companies. (By 24 yeas to 76 nays 
(Vote No. 136), Senate earlier failed to table the amendment.) 
                                        Pages S4864-71, S4876, S4879-80
  Thomas Amendment No. 2401 (to Amendment No. 2387), to strike the 
findings provisions.
Pages S4871, S4880
  Hutchinson/Abraham Modified Amendment No. 2388, relating to the use 
of forced labor in the People's Republic of China.
Pages S4871-75
  Harkin Amendment No. 2402 (to Amendment No. 2388), to increase 
monitoring of imported products made with forced or indentured labor 
and forced or indentured child labor. (The amendment was incorporated 
into the modification of Amendment No. 2388.)
Pages S4873-75
  McCain/Levin Amendment No. 2410, to provide eligibility for hardship 
duty pay on the basis of the nature of the duty performed instead of 
the location of the duty, and to repeal an exception.
Pages S4882-83

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Pending:
  Feinstein Amendment No. 2405, to express the sense of the Senate 
regarding the Indian nuclear tests.
Page S4877
  Brownback Amendment No. 2407 (to Amendment No. 2405), to repeal a 
restriction on the provision of certain assistance and other transfers 
to Pakistan.
Page S4879
Universal Tobacco Settlement Act: A motion was entered to close further 
debate on the motion to proceed to consideration of S. 1415, to reform 
and restructure the processes by which tobacco products are 
manufactured, marketed, and distributed, to prevent the use of tobacco 
products by minors, and to redress the adverse health effects of 
tobacco use and, in accordance with the provisions of Rule XXII of the 
Standing Rules of the Senate, a vote on the cloture motion will occur 
on Monday, May 18, 1998.
  Page S4883
American Competitiveness Act--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement 
was reached providing for the consideration of S. 1723, to amend the 
Immigration and Nationality Act to assist the United States to remain 
competitive by increasing the access of the United States firms and 
institutions of higher education to skilled personnel and by expanding 
educational and training opportunities for American students and 
workers, on Monday, May 18, 1998.
  Page S4925
Appointments:
  National Skill Standards Board: The Chair, on behalf of the President 
pro tempore and upon the recommendation of the Majority Leader, 
pursuant to P.L. 103-227, appointed the following individuals to the 
National Skill Standards Board: Jon A. Reeves, of Mississippi, Ronald 
K. Robinson, of Mississippi, and Earline N. Ashley, of Mississippi. 
                                                             Page S4925
  North Atlantic Assembly: The Chair, on behalf of the Vice President, 
in accordance with 22 U.S.C. 1928a-1928d, as amended, appointed Senator 
Hutchinson as a member of the Senate Delegation to the North Atlantic 
Assembly during the Second Session of the 105th Congress, to be held in 
Barcelona, Spain, May 22-27, 1998.
  Page S4925
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  Paul J. Hoeper, of California, to be an Assistant Secretary of the 
Army.
  William P. Dimitrouleas, of Florida, to be United States District 
Judge for the Southern District of Florida.
  Stephan P. Mickle, of Florida, to be United States District Judge for 
the Northern District of Florida.
  Sue Bailey, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense. 
                                                     Pages S4925, S4926
Messages From the House:
  Page S4902
Measures Referred:
  Page S4902
Petitions:
  Pages S4902-06
Executive Reports of Committees:
  Page S4906
Statements on Introduced Bills:
  Pages S4906-16
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages S4916-17
Amendments Submitted:
  Pages S4917-21
Notices of Hearings:
  Page S4921
Authority for Committees:
  Pages S4921-22
Additional Statements:
  Pages S4922-25
Record Votes: Two record votes were taken today. (Total--137) 
                                                  Pages S4879-80, S4894
Adjournment: Senate adjourned for 1 minute during today's proceedings, 
thus changing the legislative day.
  Page S4883
Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m., and adjourned at 6:41 p.m., 
until 9:30 a.m., on Friday, May 15, 1998. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S4925-26.)