[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 89 (Wednesday, July 8, 1998)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D731]
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                                            Wednesday, July 8, 1998

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S7621-S7704
Measures Introduced: Seven bills and one resolution were introduced, as 
follows: S. 2272-2278 and S. Res. 256.
  Page S7678
Measures Reported: Reports were made as follows:
  S. 2071, to extend a quarterly financial report program administered 
by the Secretary of Commerce. (S. Rept. No. 105-241)
  Report to accompany H.R. 1534, Citizens Access to Justice Act. (S. 
Rept. No. 105-242)
Page S7678
Measures Passed:
  Technical Corrections: Senate passed S. 2275, to make technical 
corrections to the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education 
Reform Act of 1998.
  Page S7699
IRS Reform--Conference Report: Senate resumed consideration of the 
conference report on H.R. 2676, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 to restructure and reform the Internal Revenue Service. 
                                               Pages S7621-68, S7670-75
  During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 76 yeas to 22 nays (Vote No. 186), Senate agreed to a motion to 
table the motion to appeal the ruling of the Chair in not sustaining a 
point of order against the conference report as exceeding the scope of 
the conference with respect to capital gains reduction (Title 9). 
                                                         Pages S7660-62
  By 50 yeas to 48 nays (Vote No. 187), Senate agreed to a motion to 
table the motion to appeal the ruling of the Chair in not sustaining a 
point of order against the conference report as exceeding the scope of 
the conference with respect to veterans' smoking provisions (Title 9). 
                                                         Pages S7673-75
  Senate will vote on adoption of the conference report on Thursday, 
July 9, 1998.
Measures Placed on Calendar:
  Page S7678
Statements on Introduced Bills:
  Pages S7678-82
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages S7682-83
Amendments Submitted:
  Pages S7683-92
Notices of Hearings:
  Pages S7692-93
Authority for Committees:
  Page S7693
Additional Statements:
  Pages S7693-99
Record Votes: Two record votes were taken today. (Total--187) 
                                                     Pages S7662, S7675
Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m., and adjourned at 7:31 p.m., 
until 9 a.m., on Thursday, July 9, 1998. (For Senate's program, see the 
remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S7700.)