[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 69 (Tuesday, June 2, 1998)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D572-D573]
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                                              Tuesday, June 2, 1998

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S5527-S5581
Measures Introduced: Three bills and three resolutions were introduced, 
as follows: S. 2127-2129, S. Res. 240 and 241, and S. Con. Res. 100. 
                                                             Page S5569
Measures Reported: Reports were made as follows:
  H.R. 1702, to encourage the development of a commercial space 
industry in the United States, with an amendment in the nature of a 
substitute. (S. Rept. No. 105-198)
  Special Report on Revised Allocation to Subcommittees of Budget 
Totals for fiscal year 1999. (S. Rept. No. 105-199)
Page S5569
Measures Passed:
  Death of former Senator Goldwater: Senate agreed to S. Res. 241, 
relative to the death of the Honorable Barry Goldwater, formerly a 
Senator from the State of Arizona.
  Page S5580
  McKinley Federal Building: Senate passed S. 1298, to designate a 
Federal building located in Florence, Alabama, as the ``Justice John 
McKinley Federal Building''.
  Page S5580
  Lee U.S. Courthouse: Senate passed S. 1355, to designate the United 
States courthouse located in New Haven, Connecticut, as the ``Richard 
C. Lee United States Courthouse''.
  Page S5580
  Kinneary U.S. Courthouse: Senate passed S. 1800, to designate the 
Federal building and United States courthouse located at 85 Marconi 
Boulevard in Columbus, Ohio, as the ``Joseph P. Kinneary United States 
Courthouse''.
  Page S5580
  Dellums Federal Building: Senate passed S. 1898, to designate the 
Federal building located at 1301 Clay Street in Oakland, California, as 
the ``Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building''.
  Pages S5580-81
  Saunders Federal Building: Senate passed S. 2032, to designate the 
Federal building in Juneau, Alaska, as the ``Hurff A. Saunders Federal 
Building''.
  Page S5581
  Markey National Courts Building: Senate passed H.R. 824, to 
redesignate the Federal building located at 717 Madison Place, NW., in 
the District of Columbia, as the ``Howard T. Markey National Courts 
Building''.
  Page S5581
Universal Tobacco Settlement Act: Senate resumed 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, with a modified committee amendment in the nature of a 
substitute (Amendment No. 2420), taking action on amendments proposed 
thereto, as follows:
  Pages S5529-51, S5564-65
Adopted:
  McCain Modified Amendment No. 2446 (to Amendment No. 2420), to ensure 
funding for Veterans' Administration treatment of tobacco-related 
illnesses.
Pages S5544-51, S5565
Pending:
  Gregg/Leahy Amendment No. 2433 (to Amendment No. 2420), to modify the 
provisions relating to civil liability for tobacco manufacturers. 
                                                             Page S5529
  Gregg/Leahy Amendment No. 2434 (to Amendment No. 2433), in the nature 
of a substitute.
Page S5529
  Gramm Motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on Finance with 
instructions to report back forthwith, with Amendment No. 2436, to 
modify the provisions relating to civil liability for tobacco 
manufacturers, and to eliminate the marriage penalty reflected in the 
standard deduction and to ensure the earned income credit takes into 
account the elimination of such penalty.
Page S5529
  Daschle (for Durbin) Amendment No. 2437 (to Amendment No. 2436), 
relating to reductions in underaged tobacco usage.
Page S5529
  Daschle (for Durbin) Amendment No. 2438 (to Amendment No. 2437), of a 
perfecting nature.
Page S5529
  Senate will resume consideration of the bill on Thursday, June 4, 
1998.

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Nuclear Waste Policy Act--Cloture Vote: By 56 yeas to 39 nays (Vote No. 
148), three-fifths of those Senators duly chosen and sworn not having 
voted in the affirmative, Senate failed to close further debate on the 
motion to proceed to consideration of H.R. 1270, to amend the Nuclear 
Waste Policy Act of 1982.
  Pages S5551-64
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  Rosemary S. Pooler, of New York, to be United States Circuit Judge 
for the Second Circuit.
Pages S5564, S5581
Messages From the House:
  Pages S5568-69
Communications:
  Page S5569
Statements on Introduced Bills:
  Pages S5569-72
Additional Cosponsors:
  Page S5572
Amendments Submitted:
  Page S5575
Authority for Committees:
  Pages S5575-76
Additional Statements:
  Pages S5576-80
Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--148) 
                                                             Page S5564
Recess: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m., and as a further mark of respect 
to the memory of the late Senator Barry Goldwater, of Arizona, in 
accordance with S. Res. 241, recessed at 7:05 p.m. until 9:30 a.m., on 
Thursday, June 4, 1998. (For Senate's program, see the remarks of the 
Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S5581.)