[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 90 (Thursday, July 9, 1998)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D736-D737]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                             Thursday, July 9, 1998

[[Page D736]]

                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      Senate agreed to IRS Reform Conference Report.
      Senate passed Higher Education.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S7705-S7913
Measures Introduced: Six bills were introduced, as follows: S. 2279-
2284.                                                        
  Page S7881
Measures Reported: Reports were made as follows:
  S. 512, to amend chapter 47 of title 18, United States Code, relating 
to identity fraud, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute.
  S. 2143, to amend chapter 45 of title 28, United States Code, to 
authorize the Administrative Assistant to the Chief Justice to accept 
voluntary services, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. 
                                                             Page S7881
Measures Passed:
  Farmer Export Relief: By a unanimous vote of 98 yeas (Vote No. 190), 
Senate passed S. 2282, to amend the Arms Export Control Act, after 
agreeing to the following amendment proposed thereto: 
                                                      Pages S7797-S7815
  Dodd/Warner Amendment No. 3113, to exempt medicines and medical 
equipment from sanctions.                                    
Page S7813
  Higher Education: Committee on Labor and Human Resources was 
discharged from further consideration of H.R. 6, to extend the 
authorization of programs under the Higher Education Act of 1965, and 
by 96 yeas to 1 nays (Vote No. 195), the bill was passed after striking 
all after the enacting clause and inserting in lieu thereof the text of 
S. 1882, Senate companion measure, after agreeing to a committee 
amendment in the nature of a substitute, as modified, and taking action 
on amendments proposed thereto, as follows:    
  Pages S7723-97, S7815-73
Adopted:
  Feinstein/Boxer Amendment 3107, to provide the Secretary of Education 
with discretionary authority to extend, on a case-by-case basis, 
Federal Pell Grant aid to teaching students enrolled in 
postbaccalaureate courses required by State law for teacher 
certification.                                           
Pages S7788-89
  Jeffords (for Specter) Amendment No. 3109, to increase public 
awareness concerning crime on college and university campuses. 
                                                         Pages S7789-91
  Graham Amendment No. 3110, to amend the need analysis calculation 
regarding certain veterans' educational assistance.      
Pages S7791-94
  By 56 yeas to 42 nays (Vote 191), Wellstone Amendment No. 3111, to 
expand the educational opportunities for welfare recipients. 
                                               Pages S7795-97, S7816-24
  Santorum/DeWine/Coverdell Amendment No. 3114, to improve 
accountability and reform certain programs.              
Pages S7815-16
  Warner Amendment No. 3117, to permit the disclosure of information 
regarding violation of laws governing the use or possession of alcohol 
or drugs to a parent of a student at a postsecondary education 
institution.                                                 
Page S7857
  Jeffords Amendment No. 3120, to provide for the release of 
conditions, covenants, and reversionary interests regarding the Guam 
Community College Conveyance, to express the sense of the Congress that 
Congress should support character building initiatives in America's 
schools, and to improve performance and provide accountability for the 
quality of post-secondary teacher preparation programs. 
                                                         Pages S7870-71
Rejected:
  By 23 yeas to 74 nays (Vote No. 193), Bingaman/Cochran/Reid/Hollings 
Amendment No. 3116, to ensure that secondary school teachers are 
sufficiently prepared during their pre-service training to have 
sufficient academic knowledge to be able to help their students reach 
high academic standards.                       
Pages S7849-55, S7869-70
  By 41 yeas to 56 nays (Vote No. 194), Harkin/Reid Amendment No. 3118, 
to provide for a reduction in student loan fees. 
                                                  Pages S7857-64, S7870

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  By 39 yeas to 58 nays (Vote No. 192), Kennedy Amendment No. 3119, to 
provide for market-based determinations of lender returns. 
                                                         Pages S7864-69
                                                             Withdrawn:
  Sessions Amendment No. 3115, to provide additional tax incentives for 
education.                                               
                                                         Pages S7824-26
  Subsequently, S. 1882 was returned to the Senate Calendar.
IRS Reform--Conference Report: By 96 yeas to 2 nays (Vote No. 189), 
Senate agreed to the conference report on H.R. 2676, to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to restructure and reform the Internal 
Revenue Service, clearing the measure for the President. 
                                                         Pages S7717-23
Product Liability--Cloture Vote: By 51 yeas to 47 nays (Vote No. 188), 
three-fifths of those Senators duly chosen and sworn not having voted 
in the affirmative, Senate failed to agree to close further debate on 
Lott Amendment No. 3064, in the nature of a substitute, to S. 648, to 
establish legal standards and procedures for product liability 
litigation.                                                  
  Page S7717
Private Property Rights--Cloture Motion Filed: A motion was entered to 
close further debate on the motion to proceed to the consideration of 
S. 2271, to simplify and expedite access to the Federal courts for 
injured parties whose rights and privileges, secured by the United 
States Constitution, have been deprived by final actions of Federal 
agencies, or other government officials or entities acting under color 
of State law, and by unanimous-consent agreement, a vote on the cloture 
motion will occur on Monday, July 13, 1998, at 5:45 p.m.     
  Page S7873
U.S. Commitments to Taiwan--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement 
was reached providing for the consideration of S. Con. Res. 107, 
affirming United States commitments to Taiwan, on Friday, July 10, 
1998, with a vote to occur thereon.                          
  Page S7913
Measure Placed on Calendar: By unanimous-consent, S. 648, to establish 
legal standards and procedures for product liability litigation, was 
placed back on the Senate Calendar.                          
  Page S7913
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Simon Ferro, of Florida, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Panama.
  William B. Milam, of California, to be Ambassador to the Islamic 
Republic of Pakistan.
  D. Bambi Kraus, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of the 
Board of Trustees of the Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native 
Culture and Arts Development for a term expiring May 19, 2004.
  1 Army nomination in the rank of general.                  
                                                             Page S7913
Nomination Withdrawn: Senate received notification of the withdrawal of 
the following nomination:
  Carlos Pascual, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant 
Administrator of the Agency for International Development, vice Thomas 
A. Dine, resigned, which was sent to the Senate on June 11, 1998. 
                                                             Page S7913
Communications:                                          
  Pages S7877-81
Executive Reports of Committees:                             
  Page S7881
Statements on Introduced Bills:                          
  Pages S7882-84
Additional Cosponsors:                                       
  Page S7884
Amendments Submitted:                                    
  Pages S7884-92
Notices of Hearings:                                         
  Page S7892
Authority for Committees:                                    
  Page S7892
Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S7892-99
Record Votes: Eight record votes were taken today. (Total--195) 
                      Pages S7717, S7723, S7815, S7824, S7869-70, S7872
Adjournment: Senate convened at 9 a.m., and adjourned at 11:48 p.m., 
until 9:30 a.m., on Friday, July 10, 1998. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S7913.)