[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 72 (Friday, June 5, 1998)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D594-D595]
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                                               Friday, June 5, 1998

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      House agreed to H. Con. Res. 284, Budget Resolution.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S5665-S5735
Measures Introduced: Eight bills and two resolutions were introduced, 
as follows: S. 2135-2142, S.J. Res. 49, and S. Res. 244.
  Page S5694
Measures Reported: Reports were made as follows:
  S. 1275, to implement further the Act (Public Law 94-241) approving 
the Covenant to Establish a Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana 
Islands in Political Union with the United States of America, with an 
amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 105-201)
  S. 1693, to renew, reform, reinvigorate, and protect the National 
Park System, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. 
No. 105-202)
  H.R. 1460, to allow for election of the Delegate from Guam by other 
than separate ballot. (S. Rept. No. 105-203)
  S. 2137, making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 1999. (S. Rept. No. 105-204)
  S. 2069, to permit the leasing of mineral rights, in any case in 
which the Indian owners of an allotment that is located within the 
boundaries of the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation and held in trust by 
the United States have executed leases to more than 50 percent of the 
mineral estate of that allotment, with an amendment in the nature of a 
substitute. (S. Rept. No. 105-205)
  S. 2138, making appropriations for energy and water development for 
the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998. (S. Rept. No. 105-206)
  S. 1279, to amend the Indian Employment, Training and Related 
Services Demonstration Act of 1992 to provide for the transfer of 
services and personnel from the Bureau of Indian Affairs to the Office 
of Self-Governance, to emphasize the need for job creation on Indian 
reservations, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. 
Rept. No. 105-207)
Page S5694
Measures Passed:
  Tiananmen Square Massacre Anniversary: Senate agreed to S. Res. 244, 
expressing the sense of the Senate on the ninth anniversary of the 
massacre of pro-democracy demonstrators on Tiananmen Square by military 
forces acting under orders from the Government of the People's Republic 
of China.
  Page S5681
  Felony Violations for Failure to Pay Child Support: Senate passed 
H.R. 3811, to establish felony violations for the failure to pay legal 
child support obligations, clearing the measure for the President. 
                                                         Pages S5734-35
Universal Tobacco Settlement Act: Senate continued 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 S5670-81
Pending:
  Gregg/Leahy Amendment No. 2433 (to Amendment No. 2420), to modify the 
provisions relating to civil liability for tobacco manufacturers. 
                                                             Page S5670
  Gregg/Leahy Amendment No. 2434 (to Amendment No. 2433), in the nature 
of a substitute.
Page S5670
  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.
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  Daschle (for Durbin) Amendment No. 2437 (to Amendment No. 2436), 
relating to reductions in underage tobacco usage.
Page S5670
  Lott (for Coverdell) Modified Amendment No. 2451 (to Amendment No. 
2437), to stop illegal drugs from entering the United States, to 
provide additional resources to combat illegal drugs, and to establish 
disincentives for teenagers to use illegal drugs.
Pages S5670-81
  A second motion was entered to close further debate on the modified 
committee amendment in the nature of a substitute (Amendment No. 2440) 
and, in accordance with the provisions of Rule XXII of the Standing 
Rules of the Senate, a vote on the cloture motion could occur on 
Wednesday, June 10, 1998.
Page S5673
  Senate will resume consideration of the bill on Tuesday, June 9, 
1998.
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  Richard W. Roberts, of the District of Columbia, to be United States 
District Judge for the District of Columbia.
Pages S5734-35
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Robert S. Raymar, of New Jersey, to be United States Circuit Judge 
for the Third Circuit.
Page S5735
Messages From the House:
  Pages S5693-94
Measures Referred:
  Page S5694
Measures Read First Time:
  Page S5694
Statements on Introduced Bills:
  Pages S5694-S5701
Additional Cosponsors:
  Page S5701
Amendments Submitted:
  Pages S5701-31
Additional Statements:
  Pages S5731-33
Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m., and adjourned at 3:31 p.m., 
until 9:30 a.m., on Tuesday, June 9, 1998. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S5735.)