[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 78 (Tuesday, June 16, 1998)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D641-D642]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                             Tuesday, June 16, 1998

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      House passed 8 measures under suspension of the rules including 
      H.R. 3156, to present a Congressional Gold Medal to Nelson 
      Mandela.
      House Committee ordered reported the following Appropriations for 
      Fiscal Year 1999; Energy and Water Development; Military 
      Construction; and Agriculture, Rural Development, and Food and 
      Drug Administration, and related Agencies.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S6357-S6432
Measures Introduced: Eleven bills and one resolution were introduced, 
as follows: S. 2170-2180, and S. Res. 249.                   
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Measures Passed:
  Congratulating the Chicago Bulls: Senate agreed to S. Res. 249, to 
congratulate the Chicago Bulls on winning the 1998 National Basketball 
Association Championship.                                
  Pages S6429-30
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 S6364-98
Adopted:
  By 49 yeas to 48 nays, 2 responding present (Vote No. 160), Gorton 
Modified Amendment No. 2705 (to Amendment No. 2437), to limit 
attorneys' fees.                                         
Pages S6364-81
Pending:
  Gregg/Leahy Amendment No. 2433 (to Amendment No. 2420), to modify the 
provisions relating to civil liability for tobacco manufacturers. 
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  Gregg/Leahy Amendment No. 2434 (to Amendment No. 2433), in the nature 
of a substitute.                                             
Page S6364
  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.                 
Pages S6364-98
  Daschle (for Durbin) Amendment No. 2437 (to Amendment No. 2436), 
relating to reductions in underage tobacco usage.        
Pages S6364-98
  Ford Amendment No. 2707 (to Amendment No. 2437), to provide 
assistance for eligible producers experiencing losses of farm income 
during the 1997 through 2004 crop years.                 
Pages S6383-98
  Senate will continue consideration of the bill on Wednesday, June 17, 
1998.
Messages From the House:                                     
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Measures Referred:                                           
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Petitions:                                            
  Pages S6399-S6405
Statements on Introduced Bills:                          
  Pages S6405-23
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S6423-24
Amendments Submitted:                                    
  Pages S6424-26
Authority for Committees:                                    
  Page S6426
Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S6426-29
Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--160) 
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Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m., and adjourned at 6:31 p.m., 
until 9:30 a.m., on Wednesday, June 17, 1998. (For Senate's program, 
see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S6431.)

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