[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 97 (Monday, July 20, 1998)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D792]
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                                                   Monday, July 20, 1998

[[Page D792]]

                              Daily Digest


                                 Senate

Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S8547-S8594
Measures Reported:  Reports were made as follows:
   Special Report on Further Revised Allocation to Subcommittees of Budget 
Totals for Fiscal Year 1999. (S. Rept. No. 105-252)
Page S8563
 Legislative Branch Appropriations, 1999:  Senate resumed consideration of 
H.R. 4112, making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 1999, taking action on amendments proposed 
thereto, as follows:
  Pages S8554-63
 Adopted:
   Stevens (for Bennett/Dorgan) Amendment No. 3220, to provide funds for 
Senate legislative items.
Pages S8554-56
   Stevens (for Bennett/Dorgan) Amendment No. 3221 (to Amendment No. 3220), 
to increase funding for Capitol Police expenses.
Pages S8554, S8556
   Stevens (for Bennett/Dorgan) Amendment No. 3222 (to Amendment No. 3220), 
to increase funding for salaries, officers, and employees, to provide funds 
for salaries of the Committee on Appropriations, to increase funding for 
agency contributions for employee benefits and related expenses, to reduce 
funding for expenses of inquiries and investigations, to provide additional 
funds for miscellaneous items, and to provide certain authority to the 
Committee on Appropriations.
Pages S8554-56
   Stevens (for Bennett/Dorgan) Amendment No. 3223 (to Amendment No. 3220), 
to establish a Trade Deficit Review Commission to study the nature, causes, 
and consequences of the United States merchandise trade and current account 
deficits.
Pages S8554-56
   Stevens (for Thomas/Brownback) Amendment No. 3224, to require certain 
Legislative Branch officials to submit to Congress lists of activities 
performed under the jurisdiction of the officials that are not inherently 
governmental functions.
Pages S8556-57
 Pending:
   McCain Amendment No. 3225, to make available on the Internet, for 
purposes of access and retrieval by the public, certain information 
available through the Congressional Research Service web site. 
                                                              Pages S8558-63
   Senate will vote on a motion to close further debate on the bill on 
Tuesday, July 21, 1998, at 10 a.m.
 Commerce, Justice, State Appropriations, 1999:  Senate began consideration 
of S. 2260, making appropriations for The Departments of Commerce, Justice, 
and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 1999.
  Page S8594
 Measures Placed on Calendar:
  Page S8563
 Measures Read First Time:
  Page S8563
 Communications:
  Page S8563
 Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages S8563-64
 Amendments Submitted:
  Pages S8564-75
 Notices of Hearings:
  Page S8576
 Authority for Committees:
  Page S8576
 Additional Statements:
  Pages S8576-79
 Text of S. 2168 as Previously Passed:
  Pages S8579-94
 Adjournment:  Senate convened at 1 p.m., and adjourned at 4:25 p.m., until 
9 a.m., on Tuesday, July 21, 1998. (For Senate's program, see the remarks of 
the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S8594.)