[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 102 (Monday, July 27, 1998)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D842-D843]
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                                              Monday, July 27, 1998

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      The House and Senate agreed to H. Con. Res. 310, authorizing the 
      use of the Rotunda of the Capitol for a Memorial Service for 
      Detective Gibson and Private First Class Chestnut of the United 
      States Capitol Police.
      The House and Senate agreed to H. Con. Res. 311, honoring the 
      memory of Detective Gibson and Private First Class Chestnut for 
      their selfless acts of heroism at the United States Capitol on 
      July 24, 1998.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S9001-S9088
Measures Introduced: Six bills and three resolutions were introduced, 
as follows: S. 2356-2361, and S. Con. Res. 110-112.
  Pages S9043-44
Measures Reported: Reports were made as follows:
  S. 890, to dispose of certain Federal properties located in Dutch 
John, Utah, to assist the local government in the interim delivery of 
basic services to the Dutch John community, with an amendment in the 
nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 105-264)
  S. 852, to establish nationally uniform requirements regarding the 
titling and registration of salvage, nonrepairable, and rebuilt 
vehicles, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. 
No. 105-265)
  S. 2319, to authorize the use of receipts from the sale of migratory 
bird hunting and conservation stamps to promote additional stamp 
purchases. (S. Rept. No. 105-266)
  H.R. 3824, amending the Fastener Quality Act to exempt from its 
coverage certain fasteners approved by the Federal Aviation 
Administration for use in aircraft, with amendments. (S. Rept. No. 105-
267)
  Report to accompany S. 1645, to amend provisions of title 18, United 
States Code, to prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid laws 
requiring the involvement of parents in abortion decisions.
  S.J. Res. 54, finding the Government of Iraq in unacceptable and 
material breach of its international obligations.
Page S9043
Measures Passed:
  Honoring the Memory of Detective Gibson and Private Chestnut: Senate 
agreed to S. Con. Res. 110, honoring the memory of Detective John 
Michael Gibson and Private First Class Jacob Joseph Chestnut of the 
United States Capitol Police for their selfless acts of heroism at the 
United States Capitol on July 24, 1998.
  Pages S9032-40
  Authorizing Use of Capitol Rotunda: Senate agreed to S. Con. Res. 
111, authorizing the use of the rotunda of the Capitol for a memorial 
service for Detective John Michael Gibson and Private First Class Jacob 
Joseph Chestnut of the United States Capitol Police.
  Pages S9040-41
  Authorizing Use of Capitol Rotunda: Senate agreed to H. Con. Res. 
310, authorizing the use of the rotunda of the Capitol for a memorial 
service for Detective John Michael Gibson and Private First Class Jacob 
Joseph Chestnut of the United States Capitol Police.
  Page S9041
  Printing Authority: Senate agreed to S. Con. Res. 112, to authorize 
the printing of the eulogies of the Senate and the House of 
Representatives for Detective John Michael Gibson and Private First 
Class Jacob Joseph Chestnut.
  Page S9067
  Head Start/Low-Income Energy Assistance/Community Services Block 
Grant--Authorizations: Senate passed S. 2206, to amend the Head Start 
Act, the Low-Income Energy Assistance Act of 1981, and the Community 
Services Block Grant Act to reauthorize and make improvements to those 
Acts, and to establish demonstration projects that provide an

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opportunity for persons with limited means to accumulate assets, after 
agreeing to a committee amendment in the nature of a substitute. 
                                                         Pages S9067-87
Federal Credit Union Reform Act: Senate resumed 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, with an 
amendment in the nature of a substitute, taking action on amendments 
proposed thereto, as follows:
  Pages S9006-32
Rejected:
  Hagel Amendment No. 3337, to lower the commercial lending cap of a 
credit unions assets, to require that all credit unions commercial 
loans must count toward its cap, and to codify current NCUA policy that 
requires a credit union to use qualified personnel to administer 
commercial loans. (By 53 yeas to 42 nays (Vote No. 237), Senate tabled 
the amendment.)
Pages S9006-18, S9031-32
Pending:
  Gramm Amendment No. 3336, to strike provisions requiring credit 
unions to use the funds of credit union members to serve persons not 
members of the credit union. (By 44 yeas to 50 nays (Vote No. 236), 
Senate failed to table the amendment.)
Pages S9006, S9023-31
  Shelby Amendment No. 3338, with respect to exempting certain 
financial institutions from the Community Reinvestment Act of 1977. 
                                                         Pages S9018-24
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of Amendment No. 3338, listed above, on Tuesday, July 28, 
1998, with a vote on a motion to table the amendment to occur thereon. 
                                                             Page S9023
Partial-Birth Abortion Ban--Veto Message: A unanimous-consent agreement 
was reached providing for the consideration of the veto message to 
accompany H.R. 1122, to amend title 18, United States Code, to ban 
partial-birth abortions.
  Page S9087
Messages from the President: Senate received the following messages 
from the President of the United States:
  Transmitting the report of a proposed rescission of budgetary 
resources; which was referred jointly, pursuant to the order of January 
30, 1975, to the Committee on Appropriations, to the Committee on the 
Budget, and to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (PM-148).
                                                             Page S9042
Messages From the President:
  Page S9042
Measures Placed on Calendar:
  Page S9042
Petitions:
  Pages S9042-43
Statements on Introduced Bills:
  Pages S9044-58
Additional Cosponsors:
  Page S9058
Amendments Submitted:
  Pages S9059-60
Notices of Hearings:
  Page S9060
Authority for Committees:
  Page S9060
Additional Statements:
  Pages S9060-67
Record Votes: Two record votes were taken today. (Total--237) 
                                                         Pages S9031-32
Adjournment: Senate convened at 12 noon, and, in accordance with H. 
Con. Res. 311/S. Con. Res. 110, adjourned at 7:23 p.m., until 9:45 
a.m., on Tuesday, July 28, 1998. (For Senate's program, see the remarks 
of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S9088)