[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 100 (Thursday, July 23, 1998)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D821-D824]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                            Thursday, July 23, 1998

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      Senate passed Commerce, Justice, State Appropriations, 1999.
      The House voted to override the President's veto of H.R. 1122, 
      Partial Birth Abortion Ban Act.
      House Committees ordered reported 29 sundry measures.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S8815-S8952
Measures Introduced: Six bills and one resolution were introduced, as 
follows: S. 2345-2350, and S. Con. Res. 109.
  Page S8919
Measures Reported: Reports were made as follows:
  Special Report entitled ``Slamming''--The Authorized Switching of 
Long-Distance Telephone Service. (S. Rept. No. 105-259)
  S. 1699, to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to issue a 
certificate of documentation with appropriate endorsement for 
employment in the coastwise trade for the vessel BILLIE-B-II. (S. Rept. 
No. 105-260)
  S. 1731, to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to issue a 
certificate of documentation with appropriate endorsement for 
employment in the coastwise trade for the vessel FALLS POINT. (S. Rept. 
No. 105-261)
  S. 1732, to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to issue a 
certificate of documentation with appropriate endorsement for 
employment in the coastwise trade for the vessel VESTERHAVEN, with an 
amendment. (S. Rept. No. 105-262)
Page S8915
Measures Passed:
  Commerce, Justice, State Appropriations, 1999: By a unanimous vote of 
99 yeas (Vote No. 234), Senate passed 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, after 
taking action on amendments proposed thereto, as follows: 
                                                  Pages S8815-80, S8951
Adopted:
  By 90 yeas to 10 nays (Vote No. 229), Kyl/Bryan Amendment No. 3266, 
to prohibit Internet gambling.
Pages S8815-22
  Gregg (for DeWine) Amendment No. 3274, to authorize the local law 
enforcement block grant program.
Pages S8825-26
  Gregg/Hollings Amendment No. 3277, relating to the delivery of 
digital signals in certain areas.
Pages S8834-35
  Gregg/Hollings Amendment No. 3278, relating to the operation of a 
diplomatic facility in Jerusalem.
Pages S8834-35
  Subsequently, the amendment was modified.
Page S8880
  Gregg/Hollings Amendment No. 3279, to establish a whale conservation 
fund.
Pages S8834-35
  By 53 yeas to 47 nays (Vote No. 230), Nickles Amendment No. 3272, to 
amend certain criminal laws relating to the compensation of attorneys. 
                                                  Pages S8822-24, S8837
  Bingaman/Domenici Modified Amendment No. 3273, to prohibit from 
trademark the flag, coat of arms or other insignia of any federally-
recognized Indian tribes.
Pages S8824-25, S8838
  Kerry Amendment No. 3276, to condition the availability of funds for 
United States diplomatic and consular posts in Vietnam. (By 34 yeas to 
66 nays (Vote No. 231), Senate earlier failed to table the amendment.) 
                                               Pages S8830-34, S8837-38
  By 98 yeas to 2 nays (Vote No. 232), Lieberman Amendment No. 3280, to 
express the sense of the Senate regarding the impact of Japan's 
recession on the economies of East and Southeast Asia and the United 
States.
Pages S8835-38
  Gregg (for Bumpers) Amendment No. 3281, to eliminate the potential 
for fraud in the investor visa program.
Pages S8838-39

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  By 68 yeas to 31 nays (Vote No. 233), Smith (of Oregon) Modified 
Amendment No. 3258, to establish a system of registries of temporary 
agricultural workers to provide for a sufficient supply of such workers 
and to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to streamline 
procedures for the admission and extension of stay of nonimmigrant 
agricultural workers.
Pages S8839-51, S8879-80
  Feinstein Amendment No. 3282 (to Amendment No. 3258), relating to a 
cap on the number of H2-A visas.
Pages S8849-51
  Kennedy Amendment No. 3283 (to Amendment No. 3258), to establish 
implementation procedures.
Pages S8850-51
  Gregg/Hollings Amendment No. 3284, to make technical corrections. 
                                                             Page S8852
  Gregg (for Moseley-Braun) Amendment No. 3285, to prohibit the 
publication of identifying information relating to a minor for criminal 
sexual purposes.
Page S8852
  Gregg (for Dodd) Amendment No. 3286, to require Internet access 
providers to make available Internet screening software. 
                                                         Pages S8852-53
  Gregg (for Specter/Santorum/Durbin) Amendment No. 3287, to move 
Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania from the Eastern District to the Middle 
District of Pennsylvania.
Pages S8852-53
  Gregg (for Byrd) Amendment No. 3288, to require a report regarding 
the analysis of the United States Trade Representative with respect to 
any subsidies provided by the Government of the Republic of Korea to 
Hanbo Steel.
Pages S8852-53
  Gregg (for Murkowski/Stevens) Amendment No. 3289, to prohibit the use 
of funds for the enforcement in fiscal year 1999 of certain regulations 
regarding the Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS) with 
respect to United States fishing industry vessels. 
                                                  Pages S8852, S8854-55
  Gregg (for Kyl) Amendment No. 3290, to provide for the payment of 
special masters for civil actions concerning prison conditions. 
                                                     Pages S8852, S8855
  Gregg (for Kyl) Amendment No. 3291 to provide for the waiver of fees 
for the processing of certain visas for certain Mexico citizens and to 
require the continuing processing of applications for visas in certain 
Mexico cities.
Pages S8852, S8855
  Gregg (for Graham) Amendment No. 3292, to require a study and report 
on the adequacy of processing nonimmigrant visas by United States 
consular posts.
Pages S8852, S8855-56
  Gregg (for Lott) Amendment No. 3293, to provide funds to establish an 
international center for response to chemical, biological, and nuclear 
weapons.
Pages S8852, S8856
  Gregg (for Biden) Amendment No. 3294, relating to arrearage payments 
to the United Nations.
Pages S8852, S8856
  Subsequently the amendment was modified.
Page S8951
  Gregg (for Kohl) Amendment No. 3295, to provide for reviews of 
criminal records of applicants for employment in nursing facilities and 
home health care agencies.
Pages S8852, S8856-57
  Gregg (for Gorton) Amendment No. 3296, to prohibit the use of funds 
for foreign travel or foreign communications by officers and employees 
of the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice. 
                                                  Pages S8852, S8857-58
  Gregg (for Landrieu) Amendment No. 3297, to exempt orphans adopted by 
United States citizens from grounds of removal.
Pages S8852, S8858
  Gregg (for D'Amato) Amendment No. 3298, to prevent disclosure of 
personal and financial information of corrections officers in certain 
civil actions until a verdict regarding liability has been rendered. 
                                                     Pages S8852, S8858
  Gregg (for Bingaman) Amendment No. 3299, to allow continued 
helicopter procurement by the Border Patrol.
Pages S8852, S8858
  Gregg (for Reed) Amendment No. 3300, to extend temporary protected 
status for certain nationals of Liberia.
Pages S8852, S8858
  Gregg (for Leahy) Amendment No. 3301, to provide for the adjustment 
of status of certain asylees in Guam.
Pages S8852, S8859
  Gregg (for Hatch) Amendment No. 3302, to focus resources of the 
Department of Justice on prosecuting violations of federal gun laws. 
                                                     Pages S8852, S8859
  Gregg (for Kerrey) Amendment No. 3303, relating to information 
infrastructure grants of the National Telecommunications and 
Information Administration.
Pages S8852, S8859
  Gregg (for Moseley-Braun) Amendment No. 3304, to clarify the 
conditions under which export controls may be imposed on agricultural 
products.
Pages S8852, S8859
  Gregg (for Hutchison) Amendment No. 3305, to make funds available for 
Student Incentive Payments.
Pages S8852, S8860
  Gregg (for Dorgan) Amendment No. 3306, to require certain new 
employees in the Office of the United States Trade Representative to 
work exclusively on investigating the acts, policies, and practices of 
the Canadian Wheat Board and whether the acts, policies, or practices 
cause material injury to the United States grain industry. 
                                                     Pages S8852, S8860
  Gregg (for Torricelli) Amendment No. 3307, to preserve and enhance 
local FM radio service for underserved countries. 
                                                  Pages S8852, S8860-61

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  Gregg (for Abraham) Amendment No. 3308, to provide for a study of 
sediment control at Grand Marais, Michigan.
                                                     Pages S8852, S8861
  Gregg (for Brownback) Amendment No. 3309, to establish certain 
limitations with respect to build-out and moving costs of the Patent 
and Trademark Office.
                                                     Pages S8852, S8861
  Gregg (for Hatch) Amendment No. 3310, to require that reports 
submitted to the Committee on Appropriations concerning matters within 
the jurisdiction of the Committee on the Judiciary also be submitted to 
the Committee on the Judiciary.
                                                     Pages S8852, S8861
  Gregg (for Biden) Amendment No. 3311, to amend the Immigration and 
Nationality Act to eliminate, for alien battered spouses and children, 
certain restrictions rendering them ineligible to apply for adjustment 
of status, suspension of deportation, and cancellation of removal. 
                                                  Pages S8852, S8861-62
  Gregg (for Durbin) Amendment No. 3312, to amend the Violence Against 
Women Act of 1994 to ensure greater protection of elderly women. 
                                                  Pages S8852, S8862-63
  Gregg (for Brownback) Amendment No. 3313, to modify the membership of 
the Federal-State Joint Board on universal service. 
                                                     Pages S8852, S8863
  Gregg (for Torricelli) Amendment No. 3314, to provide for the 
nonpoint pollution control program of the Coastal Zone Management 
program of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. 
                                                     Pages S8852, S8863
  Gregg (for Lautenberg) Amendment No. 3315, to provide additional 
funds for violent crime reduction programs.
                                                     Pages S8852, S8863
  Gregg (for Feingold) Amendment No. 3316, to provide for sentencing 
enhancements and amendments to the Federal Sentencing Guidelines for 
offenses relating to the abuse and exploitation of children. 
                                                  Pages S8852, S8863-64
  Gregg (for Stevens) Amendment No. 3317, of a technical nature. 
                                                     Pages S8852, S8864
  Gregg (for Lautenberg) Amendment No. 3318, to provide for funding for 
a firearm violation demonstration project.
                                                     Pages S8852, S8864
  Gregg (for Grams) Amendment No. 3319, to require the submission in 
advance of a certification to Congress before certain funds are 
disbursed for contributions to the United Nations.
Pages S8852, S8864
  Gregg (for Grams) Amendment No. 3320, to provide for a ban on 
extradition or transfer of United States citizens to the International 
Criminal Court.
Pages S8852, S8864
  Gregg (for Grams) Amendment No. 3321, to prohibit the availability of 
funds for the International Criminal Court unless the agreement 
establishing the Court is submitted to the Senate for its advice and 
consent to ratification as a treaty.
Pages S8852, S8864
  Gregg (for Durbin) Amendment No. 3322, to amend the Immigration and 
Nationality Act with respect to the requirements for the admission of 
nonimmigrant nurses who will practice in health professional shortage 
areas.
Page S8880
Rejected:
  By 18 yeas to 82 nays (Vote No. 228), Craig Modified Amendment No. 
3268 (to Amendment No. 3266), to clarify that Indian gaming is subject 
to Federal jurisdiction.
Pages S8815-17
Withdrawn:
  Kerrey/Hagel Amendment No. 3275, to prohibit the Administrator of the 
Environmental Protection Agency from implementing or enforcing the 
public water system treatment requirements related to the cooper action 
level of the national primary drinking water regulations for lead and 
copper until certain studies are completed.
Pages S8826-30
  Also, Amendment No. 3261, agreed to on Wednesday, July, 22, 1998, was 
further modified.
Page S8851
  African Elephant Conservation Authorization: Senate passed H.R. 39, 
to reauthorize the African Elephant Conservation Act, clearing the 
measure for the President.
  Page S8951
  Florida Wild Land Fires: Committee on Environment and Public Works 
was discharged from further consideration of H. Con. Res. 298, 
expressing deepest condolences to the State and people of Florida for 
the losses suffered as a result of the wild land fires occurring in 
June and July 1998, expressing support to the State and people of 
Florida as they overcome the effects of the fires, and commending the 
heroic efforts of firefighters from across the Nation in battling the 
fires, and the resolution was then agreed to.
  Pages S8951-52
Transportation Appropriations, 1999: Senate began consideration of S. 
2307, making appropriations for the Department of Transportation and 
related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, taking 
action on amendments proposed thereto, as follows: 
                                            Pages S8887-90, S8893-S8909
Adopted:
  Shelby (for Frist) Modified Amendment No. 3323, to require the 
Secretary of Transportation to ensure that there is sufficient signage 
directing visitors to cemeteries of the National Cemetery System. 
                                                         Pages S8908-09
  Shelby/Lautenberg Amendment No. 3324, to improve the bill. 
                                                             Page S8890

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  McConnell Amendment No. 3326, to provide for expedited judicial 
review of constitutional claims with respect to the Transportation 
Equity Act.
                                                         Pages S8894-99
  DeWine Amendment No. 3327, to provide additional resources for the 
United States Coast Guard for drug interdiction efforts around the 
island of Hispaniola.
                                                         Pages S8906-07
  Shelby (for McCain) Amendment No. 3328, to ensure that the policies 
and goals of the Amtrak Reform and Accountability Act of 1997 will be 
met.
                                                         Pages S8907-08
  Shelby (for Specter) Amendment No. 3329, to clarify Delaware River 
Port Authority toll collection authority.
                                                             Page S8908
  Shelby/Lautenberg Amendment No. 3330, relating to certain 
transportation issues.
                                                         Pages S8908-09
  Shelby (for Johnson) Amendment No. 3331, to provide for the use of 
funds for the costs of biodiesel fuels.
                                                         Pages S8908-09
  Shelby (for Durbin) Amendment No. 3332, to prohibit smoking on 
scheduled domestic and foreign airline flight segments taking off from 
or landing in the United States.
                                                         Pages S8908-09
  Shelby (for Burns) Amendment No. 3333, relating to hazardous material 
transportation laws.
                                                         Pages S8908-09
  Shelby (for Lautenberg/Kerry) Amendment No. 3334, to place certain 
requirements on the Federal Aviation Administration.
                                                         Pages S8908-09
  Shelby (for D'Amato) Amendment No. 3335, to require the National 
Transportation Safety Board to reimburse the State of New York and 
local counties in New York for certain costs associated with the crash 
of TWA Flight 800.
                                                         Pages S8908-09
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for a vote on 
passage of the bill to occur on Friday, July 24, 1998, at 9:15 a.m. 
                                                             Page S8909
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that following 
passage of S. 2307, and upon receipt of the House companion measure, 
that all after the enacting clause be stricken and the text of S. 2307, 
as passed by the Senate, be inserted in lieu thereof, that the House 
bill be passed, that the Senate insist on its amendment, request a 
conference with the House thereon, the Chair be authorized to appoint 
conferees on the part of the Senate, and that the passage of S. 2307 be 
vitiated, and the bill be indefinitely postponed.
                                                             Page S8909
Federal Credit Union Act--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was 
reached providing for the consideration of H.R. 1151, to amend the 
Federal Credit Union Act to clarify existing law with regard to the 
field of membership of Federal credit unions, to preserve the integrity 
and purpose of Federal credit unions, and to enhance supervisory 
oversight of insured credit unions, on Friday, July 24, 1998. 
                                                             Page S8852
Messages From the House:
  Pages S8913-14
Communications:
  Pages S8914-15
Executive Reports of Committees:
  Pages S8915-19
Statements on Introduced Bills:
  Pages S8919-23
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages S8923-24
Amendments Submitted:
  Pages S8927-45
Notices of Hearings:
  Page S8945
Authority for Committees:
  Page S8946
Additional Statements:
  Pages S8946-50
Record Votes: Seven record votes were taken today. (Total-234) 
                                    Pages S8817, S8822, S8837-38, S8800
Adjournment: Senate convened at 9 a.m., and adjourned at 9:14 p.m., 
until 9:15 a.m., on Friday, July 24, 1998. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S8952)