[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 92 (Monday, July 13, 1998)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D747-D748]
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                                              Monday, July 13, 1998

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S8019-S8086
Measures Introduced: Four bills were introduced, as follows: S. 2292-
2295.                                                        
  Page S8056
Measures Reported: Reports were made as follows:
  Special Report on Further Revise Allocation to Subcommittees of 
Budget Totals for fiscal year 1999. (S. Rept. No. 105-247)
  S. 1418, to promote the research, identification, assessment, 
exploration, and development of methane hydrate resources, with 
amendments. (S. Rept. No. 105-248)                           
Page S8056
Measures Passed:
  Criminal History Records: Senate passed S. 2294, to facilitate the 
exchange of criminal history records for noncriminal justice purposes, 
to provide for the decentralized storage of criminal history records, 
and to amend the National Child Protection Act of 1993 to facilitate 
the fingerprint checks authorized by that Act.           
  Pages S8069-73
  Crime Identification Technology Act: Senate passed S. 2022, to 
provide for the improvement of interstate criminal justice 
identification, information, communications, and forensics, after 
agreeing to a committee amendment, and the following amendment proposed 
thereto:                                                 
  Pages S8073-82
  Allard (for Hatch) Amendment No. 3126, to facilitate the exchange of 
criminal history records for noncriminal justice purposes, to provide 
for the decentralized storage of criminal history records, and to amend 
the National Child Protection Act of 1993 to facilitate the fingerprint 
checks authorized by that Act.                           
Pages S8074-78
  Crime Victims With Disabilities Awareness Act: Senate passed S. 1976, 
to increase public awareness of the plight of victims of crime with 
developmental disabilities, to collect data to measure the magnitude of 
the problem, and to develop strategies to address the safety and 
justice needs of victims of crime with developmental disabilities, 
after agreeing to a committee amendment in the nature of a substitute. 
                                                         Pages S8082-84
Federal Property Rights: Senate began consideration of 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.   
  Pages S8022-48
  Also, by 52 yeas to 42 nays (Vote No. 197), three-fifths of those 
Senators duly chosen and sworn not having voted in the affirmative, 
Senate rejected a motion to close further debate on the motion to 
proceed to consideration of the bill.                    
Pages S8048-49
Agriculture Appropriations, 1999: Senate resumed consideration of S. 
2159, making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food 
and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 1999, taking action on amendments proposed 
thereto, as follows:                                         
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Pending:
  Daschle Amendment No. 2729, to reform and structure 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.                       
Page S8049
  Motion to waive section 302(f) of the Congressional Budget Act with 
respect to consideration of Amendment No. 2729, listed above. 
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  A unanimous-consent time-agreement was reached providing for 
consideration of the pending motion on Tuesday, July 14, 1998, with a 
vote to occur thereon.                                       
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Higher Education--Conferees: Senate insisted on its amendment to H.R. 
6, to extend the authorization of programs under the Higher Education 
Act of 1965, requested a conference with the House thereon, and the 
Chair appointed the following conferees on the part of the Senate: 
Senators Jeffords, Coats, Gregg, Frist, DeWine, Enzi, Hutchinson, 
Collins, Warner, McConnell, Kennedy, Dodd, Harkin, Mikulski, Bingaman, 
Wellstone, Murray, and Reed.                                 
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Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Christopher W.S. Ross, of California, a Career Member of the Senior 
Foreign Service, Class of Career Minister, for the Rank of Ambassador 
during his tenure of service as Coordinator for Counterterrorism.
  Karl J. Sandstrom, of Washington, to be a Member of the Federal 
Election Commission for a term expiring April 30, 2001.
  3 Air Force nominations in the rank of general.
  2 Army nominations in the rank of general.                 
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Communications:                                          
  Pages S8055-56
Statements on Introduced Bills:                          
  Pages S8056-58
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S8058-59
Amendments Submitted:                                    
  Pages S8059-66
Notices of Hearings:                                         
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Authority for Committees:                                    
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Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S8066-69
Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--197) 
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Adjournment: Senate convened at 12 noon, and adjourned at 7:30 p.m., 
until 9:30 a.m., on Tuesday, July 14, 1998. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S8084.)