[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 98 (Tuesday, July 21, 1998)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D800-D802]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                             Tuesday, July 21, 1998

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      Senate passed Legislative Branch Appropriations.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S8595-S8688
Measures Introduced: Eight bills were introduced, as follows: S. 2332-
2339.
  Page S8658
Measures Reported: Reports were made as follows:
  Report to accompany S. 1301, Consumer Bankruptcy Reform Act. (S. 
Rept. No. 105-253)
  S. 2333, making appropriations for the government of the District of 
Columbia and other activities chargeable in whole or in part against 
the revenues of said District for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
1999, and for other purposes. (S. Rept. No. 105-254)
  S. 2334, making appropriations for foreign operations, export 
financing, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 1999. (S. Rept. No. 105-255)
  S. 2206, to amend the Head Start Act, the Low-Income Home Energy 
Assistance Act of 1981, and the Community Services Block Grant Act to 
reauthorize and make improvements to those Acts, to establish 
demonstration projects that provide an opportunity for persons with 
limited means to accumulate assets, with an amendment in the nature of 
a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 105-256)
  H.R. 1836, to amend chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code, to 
improve administration of sanctions against unfit health care providers 
under the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program, with amendments. 
(S. Rept. No. 105-257)
Pages S8657-58
Measures Passed:
  Legislative Branch Appropriations, 1999: By 90 yeas to 9 nays (Vote 
No. 214), Senate passed H.R. 4112, making appropriations for the 
Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, as 
amended.
  Pages S8600-01, S8687
  During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 83 yeas to 16 nays (Vote 213), three-fifths of those Senators duly 
chosen and sworn having voted in the affirmative, Senate agreed to 
close further debate on the bill.
Page S8600
  Subsequently, 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, was ruled out of order as being non-germane when cloture was 
invoked.
Pages S8600-01
  Senate insisted on its amendments, requested a conference with the 
House thereon, and the Chair appointed the following conferees on the 
part of the Senate: Senators Bennett, Stevens, Craig, Cochran, Dorgan, 
Boxer, and Byrd.
Page S8687
Commerce, Justice, State Appropriations, 1999: Senate resumed 
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, taking action on amendments 
proposed thereto, as follows:
  Pages S8604-53
Adopted:
  Coats Amendment No. 3227, to establish a prohibition on commercial 
distribution on the World Wide Web of material that is harmful to 
minors.
Pages S8610-14
  McCain Amendment No. 3228 (to Amendment No. 3227), to direct the 
Federal Communications Commission to study systems for filtering or 
blocking matter on the Internet, and to require the installation of 
such system on computers in schools and libraries with Internet access.
                                                         Pages S8610-14
  McCain/Burns Modified Amendment No. 3229, to promote competition in 
the market for delivery of multichannel video programming. 
                                               Pages S8615-16, S8639-40
  By 72 yeas to 28 nays (Vote No. 215), Craig/Hatch Amendment No. 3238, 
to provide for firearms safety.
Pages S8631-34

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  Smith, of New Hampshire, Amendment No. 3233, to require the 
destruction of information submitted by or on behalf of any person who 
has been determined not to be prohibited from owning a firearm, and to 
prohibit the use of funds for the implementation of a gun tax. 
                                               Pages S8625-26, S8635-38
  By 69 yeas to 31 nays (Vote No. 217), Smith, of New Hampshire, 
Amendment No. 3234 (to Amendment No. 3233), of a perfecting nature. 
                                               Pages S8625-26, S8635-38
  Durbin Modified Amendment No. 3240, to prohibit foreign nationals 
admitted to the United States under a nonimmigrant visa from possessing 
a firearm.
Pages S8640-42
Rejected:
  Boxer/Kohl Amendment No. 3230, to improve the safety of handguns by 
requiring child safety locks. (By 61 yeas to 39 nays (Vote No. 216), 
Senate tabled the amendment.)
Pages S8616-25, S8627-29, S8631-35
Withdrawn:
  Boxer Amendment No. 3231 (to Amendment No. 3230), of a perfecting 
nature.
Pages S8616-25, S8627-31
  Lott motion to commit the bill to the Committee on the Judiciary with 
instructions to report back forthwith in status quo with a Lott 
Amendment No. 3235, to provide for firearms safety, and the following 
amendments proposed thereto:
Pages S8629, S8631
  Lott Amendment No. 3236 (to the instructions), to provide for 
firearms safety. (The amendment fell when the motion to commit was 
withdrawn)
Pages S8629-31
  Lott Amendment No. 3237 (to Amendment No. 3236), of a perfecting 
nature. (The amendment fell when the motion to commit was withdrawn) 
                                                         Pages S8630-31
Pending:
  Bumpers Modified Amendment No. 3243, to amend the Federal Rules of 
Criminal Procedure, relating to counsel for witnesses in grand jury 
proceedings.
Pages S8644-48
  Graham/DeWine Amendment No. 3244, to modify the definition of the 
term ``public aircraft''.
Pages S8650-52
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the pending amendments on Wednesday, July 22, 1998, 
with votes to occur thereon.
Pages S8645-46
Messages From the President: Senate received the following messages 
from the President of the United States:
  Transmitting the report concerning the national emergency with 
respect to terrorists who threaten to disrupt the Middle East Peace 
Process; referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
Affairs. (PM-146).
Page S8656
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Thomasina V. Rogers, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Occupational 
Safety and Health Review Commission for a term expiring April 27, 2003.
  Ritajean Hartung Butterworth, of Washington, to be a Member of the 
Board of Directors of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting for a 
term expiring January 31, 2004.
  Bernard Daniel Rostker, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary of the 
Army.
  John Melvin Yates, of Washington, a Career Member of the Senior 
Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, to serve concurrently and 
without additional compensation as Ambassador of the United States of 
America to the Republic of Equatorial Guinea.
  Robert C. Randolph, of Washington, to be an Assistant Administrator 
of the Agency for International Development.
  Sylvia M. Mathews, of West Virginia, to be Deputy Director of the 
Office of Management and Budget.
  James A. Tassone, of Florida, to be United States Marshal for the 
Southern District of Florida for the term of four years.
  Scott Richard Lassar, of Illinois, to be United States Attorney for 
the Northern District of Illinois for the term of four years.
  Leigh A. Bradley, of Virginia, to be General Counsel, Department of 
Veterans Affairs.
  1 Army nomination in the rank of general.
Page S8687
Nominations Withdrawn: Senate received notification of the withdrawal 
of the following nominations:
  Thomasina V. Rogers, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Occupational 
Safety and Health Review Commission for the remainder of the term 
expiring April 27, 2001, which was sent to the Senate on June 24, 1998.
  Bernard Daniel Rostker, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
Defense, which was sent to the Senate on April 2, 1998. 
                                                         Pages S8687-88
Messages From the President:
  Page S8656
Messages From the House:
  Pages S8656-57
Measures Referred:
  Page S8657
Measures Placed on Calendar:
  Page S8657
Statements on Introduced Bills:
  Pages S8658-76
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages S8676-77
Amendments Submitted:
  Pages S8677-83
Notices of Hearings:
  Pages S8683-84

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Authority for Committees:
  Page S8684
Additional Statements:
  Pages S8684-87
Record Votes: Five record votes were taken today. (Total--217) 
                                        Pages S8600-01, S8634-35, S8638
Adjournment: Senate convened at 9 a.m., and adjourned at 8:55 p.m., 
until 9:30 a.m., on Wednesday, July 22, 1998. (For Senate's program, 
see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S8687)