[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 82 (Monday, June 22, 1998)]
[Daily Digest]
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                                              Monday, June 22, 1998

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S6735-S6831
Measures Introduced: Three bills were introduced, as follows: S. 2199-
2201.
  Page S6766
Measures Reported: Reports were made as follows:
  S. 1758, to amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to facilitate 
protection of tropical forests through debt reduction with developing 
countries with tropical forests, with amendments. (S. Rept. No. 105-
219)
Page S6766
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 S6735-51, S6761-62
Pending:
  Feinstein Amendment No. 2405, to express the sense of the Senate 
regarding the Indian nuclear tests.
Page S6735
  Brownback Amendment No. 2407 (to Amendment No. 2405), to repeal a 
restriction on the provision of certain assistance and other transfers 
to Pakistan.
Page S6735
  Warner motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on Armed Services 
with instructions to report back forthwith with all amendments agreed 
to in status quo and with a Warner Amendment No. 2735 (to the 
instructions on the motion to recommit), condemning forced abortions in 
the People's Republic of China.
Pages S6735-36
  Warner Amendment No. 2736 (to the instructions of the motion to 
recommit), of a perfecting nature.
Page S6736
  Warner Modified Amendment No. 2737 (to Amendment No. 2736), 
condemning human rights abuses in the People's Republic of China. 
                                               Pages S6736-51, S6761-62
  Senate will continue consideration of the bill on Tuesday, June 23, 
1998, with a vote on a motion to close further debate to occur thereon 
at 2:15 p.m.
Nomination Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nomination:
  By 56 yeas to 34 nays (Vote No. 166, EX), Susan Oki Mollway, of 
Hawaii, to be United States District Judge for the District of Hawaii. 
                                           Pages S6751-57, S6761, S6831
Nomination Received: Senate received the following nomination:
  Lynn Jeanne Bush, of the District of Columbia, to be a Judge of the 
United States Court of Federal Claims for a term of fifteen years. 
                                                             Page S6831
Communications:
  Pages S6763-66
Statements on Introduced Bills:
  Pages S6766-69
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages S6769-70
Amendments Submitted:
  Pages S6770-S6828
Notices of Hearings:
  Page S6828
Authority for Committees:
  Page S6828
Additional Statements:
  Pages S6828-31
Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--166) 
                                                             Page S6761
Adjournment: Senate convened at 12 noon, and adjourned at 6:21 p.m., 
until 9:30 a.m., on Tuesday, June 23, 1998. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S6831.)